Intro course on Asian American literature. Studies a wide range of literary texts, supplemented by history, film, and visual art. We pay special attention to the politics of representational forms, such as the poetics of error enacted by Angel Island poetry, the freak show of the original Siamese Twins, the yellowface of Charlie Chan, the deliberate demarcation of documentary history from what Lawson Inada calls "legends" in his internment camp poems, and the code-switching between standard English and Hawaiian pidgin in performance poetry. We move beyond an America-centered and (standard) English-only approach and relocate the cultural meanings of the Asian Americas in transnationalism, diaspora, yellowface, bilingualism, and translation.
4
UnitsOptional
Grading1
PasstimeNone
Level LimitLetters and science
CollegeHe is constantly cracking jokes which keeps class interesting and he obviously cares about the material and his students. The class integrates novels, poems, and film to create a well rounded experience. If you do the readings and show up to class the exams are easy.
the class was graded by participation, mini research paper, 4 film reviews, pop quizzes, and a final paper. he grades based off of letters and not numbers (you'll receive an A instead of 90) and he never inserts grades into canvas so you wont know your grade until it is in gold. never answers emails and does pop quizzed based on readings.I did p/np
nice prof but odd grading
Grading criteria weren't transparent. Did not update grades throughout the term - We only knew what we got when grades appeared on gold. However, has great stories about immigration and is highly respected! Take his class with caution
Professor Huang was super engaging as a lecturer + incorporated a bunch of different material in his course -- books, poems, videos, movies, music, etc. I didn't really know what I was signing up for when I chose this class, but he blew away any expectations I had. Show up to class, pay attention, take good notes, ask questions. Be engaged!
He's a good professor and really entertaining. I've taken three classes with him and really enjoyed them.