Asian American and Pacific Islander Studies

Topics will include how race, gender, sexuality, and class intersect to influence life chances; immigration laws and trends; how people form ethnic and racial identities while becoming “good Americans”; educational experiences of youth and so-called “Tiger parents”; how family and relationship formations are shaped by race and immigration; media portrayals; inter-minority solidarities and tensions. Course description

We will reflect on how structures of settler colonialism, militarism, and racial capitalism impact ecologies and the relationships between people, communities, and non-human lives. While centering Asian, Asian American, and Pacific Islander cultural productions, our readings will draw broadly from environmental and Indigenous studies. Course description