ASAM 110S - Central Valley, California Asian American Communities

GE Area/Graduation Requirement: Multicultural/International

Prerequisite: GE Areas 1A, 1B, 1C, 2 (Foundation) and Area 4 (formerly GE Area D)
Proudly Central Valley California focused interdisciplinary study of historical and contemporary Asian American and Asian Diaspora communities. The barriers, contributions and resistance of Central Valley Asian/ Americans will be explored in the local, national, and global contexts. Possible topics to be explored are agriculture, foodways, social justice, and social movements. Asian/American Central Valley ethnic groups including Hmong, Cambodian, Laotian, Chinese, Japanese, Filipino, Korean, Indian and more subcultures will be examined in this course. S sections include a service-learning requirement.

Units: 3

Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring