Historical survey of Asian Americans in the United States from 1850 to the present. Topics include: Immigration patterns, settlement and employment, race and gender relations, community development, and transnational connections.

No Prerequisites

4

Units

Optional

Grading

1, 2, 3

Passtime

None

Level Limit

Letters and science

College
GEs AHI Area D Ethnicity
Unlocks AS AM 1H AS AM 160 POL S 160
PARK L S
Lisa Park
4.2
10 reviews
HSSB 4201
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13:00 PM - 13:50 PM
25 / 23 Full

HSSB 3202
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14:00 PM - 14:50 PM
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HSSB 3202
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15:00 PM - 15:50 PM
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HSSB 4201
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09:00 AM - 09:50 AM
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HSSB 4201
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10:00 AM - 10:50 AM
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HSSB 3202
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11:00 AM - 11:50 AM
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HSSB 4202
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12:00 PM - 12:50 PM
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GIRV 2116
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13:00 PM - 13:50 PM
23 / 23 Full

GIRV 2116
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14:00 PM - 14:50 PM
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Fall 2025 . Park L S
IV THEA1
M W
11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
Winter 2025 . Zhao X
CHEM 1179
T R
08:00 AM - 09:15 AM
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AS AM 1 Park L S Winter 2024 Total: 187
AS AM 1 Park L S Winter 2022 Total: 197
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ASAM152 . Park L S 8 Months Ago

This was one of my favorite classes, easy A for the ethnicity req. Prof Park is so knowledgeable and involved, lectures were fascinating & really opened up my thinking. Weekly assignments are easy but the readings themselves can be super long, plus 2 exams (not bad) & a final creative project that I really enjoyed. Depth of material was incredible.

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ASAM1 . Park L S 3 Years Ago

The lectures feel very dense and taking notes from them can get tiring, but if you pay really good attention in section, you'll get everything you need from there. The three exams are take-home, and you have an entire weekend to do them. Easy way to fulfill the ETH requirement

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ASAM1 . Park L S 6 Years Ago

Professor Park is really funny and her lectures are actually amazing if you're looking to gain real insight on Asian American history. Although I knew about some of the topics on her syllabus prior this class, I gained a much deeper understanding and I find myself reflecting and applying what I've learned on a daily basis. Overall really easy A too

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ASAM1 . Park L S 8 Years Ago

This is an easy class if you are looking for a GE course. She gave you the possible questions that will be on the exam and as long as you read, you will definitely get a good grade. She also gives out extra credits and candies on Halloween. Her lecture slides do not give much about what will be on the test. It is more about the readings.

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ASAM1 . Park L S 8 Years Ago

Her lectures are interesting but sometimes the concepts that she is trying to lecture about is hard to understand, so find someone smarter than you to re-explain it and study with. Not too much active thinking in this class. Books are boring and difficult to read. Tests were definitely doable.

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ASAM1 . Park L S 9 Years Ago

Basically what everyone else said here is true. However, for the last midterm, the questions are NOT from the study guide so make sure you read the last assigned book.

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AS AM 5
198 / 206 Closed
Introduction to Asian American Literature
Erin Ninh 3.6
M W
17:00 PM - 18:15 PM
41.7% A
AS AM 9
203 / 206 Enrolled
Race and Resistance: Asian American, Black, Chicana/o and Indigenous Freedom Struggles
Diane Fujino 3.8
T R
14:00 PM - 15:15 PM
36.3% A
AS AM 100HH
33 / 45 Closed
Southeast Asian Americans
Zulueta B C
M W
12:30 PM - 13:45 PM
40.7% A
AS AM 100CC
39 / 45 Closed
Filipino Americans
Benjamin Zulueta 3.1
M W
08:00 AM - 09:15 AM
37.1% A
AS AM 122
43 / 45 Closed
Asian American Fiction
Erin Ninh 3.6
M W
14:00 PM - 15:15 PM
38.0% A
AS AM 128
45 / 45 Full
Writings by Asian American Women
Desai J
M W
09:30 AM - 10:45 AM
42.8% A