Prior to taking this class, I had little interest. He actually made a really boring topic (Asian migration) surprisingly really interesting. He assigns A LOT of reading, but you just need to skim and wiki everything and pay attention to class. His practice midterm/final questions are real close to the actual, so pay attention to them.

Took this class over the summer- was interesting in a smaller class setting. Park is very friendly and encourages you to question trends in immigration today. he ASSIGNS a lot of reading, but you really do not have to read it all. just skim the ones that he makes obvious. go to office hours, he'll remember your name- ask about his kids and dog!

Park is now one of my favorite professors bc of this class. He knows the material inside and out, is extremely friendly, funny, and helpful. Class isn't too hard- I hardly read but just went to a review session before the final and was completely fine. I was expecting this to be a painful requirement, but now would love to take more asam classes.

Amazing professor. Definitely one of my favorites. He's a bit quirky, but he knows the material inside and out. The readings are a bit dense, but he's always willing to go through them slowly with you should you visit him during office hours. The layout of the class isn't bad either, but it IS focused on writing, so don't expect to wing it easily.

This class was not that bad the reader is pretty thick and much of it is just filler. Definitely go to office hours it will help so much on midterm and final. Highly recommend this class

GO TO OFFICE HOURS. He remembered my name after the first visit. Talk about whatever. He's also a dean so he deeply cares about our issues. Oh, the class is good too. ;)

i want to piggyback on the last person's comment, John is very enthusiastic about the subject matter. I saw him walking in the street one time, i think.

Overall I was pleased with this class. Park is a fantastic lecturer-very enthusiastic and open to student opinions. The reading are the worst part, very extensive, very time consuming, and not always entirely necessary to know for the exams.

Easy class if you do the reading and come to lecture. Park is a great teacher that knows what he's doing. Perfectly integrates the reading and lectures. You must go to section, do the reading and attend lectures to get a good grade. You have to be able to critical think and read! Just a warning: A LOT of reading, you can skim it though.

The class is kinda hard, but not too bad if you go to every lecture and read the articles that relate to the lecture material. There is a lot you don't need to read (you'll see). He is very approachable at office hours and is good at clearing things up when readings/lectures get confusing. He is not bad. This was actually a very interesting class.

worst lower division ever. the professor assigns a ridiculous amount of reading that are so theoretical. he is by far the worst professor ever. besides assigning all these difficult readings, he does't really explain them thoroughly in lectures. i would not take another class with him, and i would suggest no one else to either. he's boring, annoyin

Lectures are interesting and most of the time horrifying (lots of bad things happen to innocent people). Although the focus is on Asian Americans/Asian immigrants, he discusses topics regarding other races as well (Native Americans, African Americans...). His tests are QUITE HARD though so brush up on that reading (100 pages/ week).

Good class if you want something easy. You want a good TA. 3 tests all essays. He gives out list of questions before hand. SO SUPER EASY!! But beware there is a ton of reading that you actually need to do if you want a good grade!

I loved this class! It's anything you ever wanted to know about immigration in general. Park focuses on the legal aspects, so there are a lot of court case readings. There's a lot of reading, but not too bad. And if you've done the reading and gone to lecture an A is very doable.

Such a dork, but a really nice guy. He's willing to help you if you need it, but you probably won't. Really clear and interesting lectures. Kinda a lot of reading, but it's all really interesting. I enjoyed the class a lot more than I thought I would.

Park is amazing. His classes are some of the best I have taken at UCSB. Don't leave with out getting one of his classes if you are at all interesting in AS AM, the law, public policy, or immigration. He is a fair/blind grader. There is a lot of reading but it is interesting.

Interesting class, pretty enthusiastic professor. He gave us study guides for each test, but he might not for future classes (he says we depend too much on them). Really helpful in office hours, so if you take him, go at least once to his office to see what he wants from you in the exams.

Very knowledgeable. Easy to follow but a little dry.

Nothing good to say about this guy. I would not recommend taking this class with him.

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Professor Park is a great teacher. He is very intelligent and is a pretty good lecturer. He makes the class interesting and relates it to issues relating to students. Tests and paper were pretty easy as long as you go to class. There was a lot of reading though.

i love this professor! even though i didn't ace the class, and it was my most difficult class, i still enjoyed going. i never ditched a class, and it was always my favorite. Park is a great professor.

He's entertaining and knows alot about his subject. Interesting information for the most part, but can be boring sometimes. Class is fairly easy if you pay attention to the lectures.

excellent prof.park is very bright and you never get the feeling he's making up stuff on the spot.He is also young for a prof so his lectures are energetic. Even though it's a lower division GE filler,most participated in discussions on issues covered in the lecture. Some of the in class questions were hard and should be revisited later in lecture.