John Park is a great professor. I really enjoyed ASAM 2 because it was very contemporary and interesting. There is a lot of reading and 2 midterms plus the final which are all written. Although its not easy, i found it extremely rewarding.

So this class is super boring and isn't interesting at all (to me and many others), but Professor Park is super cool and tells good stories to interrupt lectures which is nice.

I took this course expecting for it to be a painful GE, but it turned out to be an interesting class with a great professor. He's not going to hand you an A, but he is very helpful and will give you help if you come to his office hours.

Park is my favorite, I took it as a GE & loved it. Reading is online pdfs. He makes lecture really interesting, he brings candy-cookies on some test days, makes hilarious jokes about his kids, & is good at connecting old lectures to new lectures. There are two midterms & final, essays for all. Prepare for tons of reading!! Essential for essays.

This was my first college class and I almost dropped because of the scary amount of reading and the fact that they were all scholarly essays. DON'T. Ended up being very interesting and thought provoking. Ended up with an A- by doing all readings and attending most lectures.

Thought I would hate this class bc of all the readings, but I ended up loving this class. Park is a great prof and you can tell he is very passionate about this subject. Midterms aren't too bad tbh, just read the articles and pay attention in lecture. BTW no textbook, he posts the readings online. He likes to say "yeah" a lot when he lectures lol.

I was originally annoyed about needing to take an ethnicity GE. Dr. Park ended up being my favorite professor at UCSB. I wish I took this class my freshman year because it really whips you into shape and transitions you from the slacker high schooler mindset into a hardworking college student. Read his teaching philosophy and you'll understand.

I thoroughly enjoyed taking Asian American Studies 2 with him! He has two midterms and a final which are all short essay prompts. As long as you do the reading, you're golden. But the reading can get lengthy. Personally did not find lectures absolutely necessary. Take advantage of his office hours! He's really nice and willing to help plus candy!!

Lots of reading. Not even joking. Trust me you don't want to take it. If you are lazy and you don't want to read them all there is a trick. Each midterm is based off of the last 3 weeks. He gives you 3 questions (each from 1 of the articles in each week) and you choose two. Therefore, you can just read all the articles for just 2 weeks and skip 1.

Fantastic professor, has chocolate at office hours, and is completely willing to take an interest in your personal life and future aspirations. Readings are completely essential to doing well in the course, but if you're in college get ready to read regardless. If you want to go to lawgrad school he will gladly advise you. Highly recommend.

Professor Park is awesome. I took this class thinking I would hate it but I actually loved it. There is a lot of reading but if you schedule yourself to one reading a night it isn't unbearable. The Midterms were fairly easy but very direct questions about the readings. Same with the final. Also, Malaphone is the greatest TA for this class.

Honestly my worst professor here so far. No help at all.

Professor Park was awesome. Definitely my favorite professor so far. Pretty tough class in terms of reading but they are all interestingrelevant articles. Put in the work and you will learn a lot. Great class.

This class involves LOTS of readings! If you don't like reading semi-boring stuff don't take this class, because if you skip reading you won't pass the midtermsfinal. ATTEND LECTURE!! Professor Park goes over some key issues in the readings that makes the material easier to understand! Discussion is an optional 10%, which you need to do!

There is SO much reading that you absolutely have to do. The exams are based off of the reading and you need to know specific legislation and details. DO NOT LEAVE READING 'TIL THE LAST MINUTE AND MAKE SURE YOU UNDERSTAND IT! But other than that, Prof. Park is very enthusiastic and personable. He clearly knows and likes what he's talking about.

Park is absolutely amazing!!! The lectures are very interesting. There is a lot of reading, but TA's and office hours are a great way to really understand the readings if the material is confusing. I began going to office hours towards the end of the quarter, but I know if I would have started going sooner an A would have been manageable.

Fun class but so much work

you need to go to class in order to get notes. you need to do all of the readings and know lecture notes in order to pass class. doable class. fair grading. very helpful and passionate professor

Professor Park is my favorite professor at UCSB by far. He was always helpful in office hours and he has candy! Malaphone is also an amazing TA who was extremely helpful and understanding as well. I didn't think I would enjoy the class, but it has definitely been my favorite class so far and I advise everyone to take it!

Professor Park is a great professor. The material that he covered was very interesting. I never thought that I would be so interested in Asian American migration. If you follow his study guide and tips, you'll be fine. It's A LOT of reading though. Just keep that in mind. Probably 20 pages a day. Articles get boring but holds great information.

Great professor! Lectures are very interesting, and if you study the readings you'll do well.

My favorite class freshman year. Attended all lectures because what he discussed was fascinating to me. A lot of readings, but the readings are the keys to doing well on essay midterms. I recommend seeing the TAs and asking them to clarify the reading. Overall, a great class!

Very kind, accommodating, helps students succeed, offers candy. Never expected I’d like this class! Read his “Teaching Philosophy” essay. Weekly readings (~120 pgs). Lectures are important. Ask specific questions in office hours (he’ll meet separately, too). TA sections not mandatory, but can count as 10% of grade. Two midterms, one final.

Pretty easy exams, course grade is based only on two exams, each consisting of two essay questions. We didn't use any textbooks this quarter, so all the reading were just online PDF documents. Overall the course is pretty entertaining because his lectures are easy to understand. Some of his questions during lecture were also very thought provoking