Asian American Studies 1

Fall Quarter, 2014

Introduction to Asian American History
Professor: Xiaojian Zhao
Class: MW 2:00-3:15 @ G!" 1004
#$ce: %SS& 5030
#$ce '(urs: M ):00-11:00
C(ntact: *+05, +)3-2+25- .ia(/ian@asamst0ucs10edu
Teaching Assistants:
Fang He
fanghe@umail.ucsb.edu
Office hours: M 3:30-4:30 and R 5:00-6:00 @ H! 3""#
$ason %ohler
s%ohler@umail.ucsb.edu
Office hours: R &0:-&& and &":00-&:00 @H! 3""3
'u (hang
)*hang@educa%ion.ucsb.edu
Office hours: + ,:00-&&:00 @ H! 504#

Sections:
0"-5# R ,:00-,:50 H! 3"0& .Fang He/
0"-66 R &0:00-&0:50 H! 3"0& .Fang He/
0"--4 R &&:00-&&:50 H! 4"0" .$ason %ohler/
0"-#" R &&:00-&&:50 H! &"3& .'u (hang/
0"-,0 R ":00-":50 H! 4"0& .'u (hang/
0"#0# R &:00-&:50 H! 3"0& .$ason %ohler/
0"#&6 R ":00-":50 H! 3"0" .$ason %ohler/
0"#"4 R 3:00-3:50 H! 3"0& .'u (hang/
0"#3" R 4:00-4:50 H! 4"0" .Fang He/
0"5#- .H/ M &&:00-&&:50 H! &"36 .(hao/
Course Description:
2'is c(urse is a sur3e4 (5 t'e e.6eriences (5 t'e Asians in t'e 7nited
States 5r(m 1+50 t( 6resent0 2'e 8rst 6art (5 t'e c(urse includes a
'ist(rical acc(unt (5 Asian immi9rati(n 5r(m C'ina, :a6an, ;(rea,
S(ut' Asia, and t'e <'ili66ines int( %a=aii and t'e c(ntinental 7nited
States and an e.aminati(n (5 t'e earl4 Asian c(mmunities in America0
2'e sec(nd 6art anal4>es t'e im6act (5 W(rld War , t'e 1)?5
immi9rati(n re5(rm, t'e "ietnam War, and 9l(1ali>ati(n (n Asian
immi9rati(n and Asian Americans0 S6ecial attenti(n =ill 1e 9i3en t(
immi9rati(n 6atterns, 6(6ulati(n 9r(=t', immi9rati(n 6(licies, race
and 9ender relati(ns, as =ell as c(mmunit4 structures and c(mmunit4
de3el(6ment0
Course Reuirements:
Students are re@uired t( attend lectures and =eeAl4 discussi(n
secti(ns and read all assi9ned te.ts0 An '(n(rs secti(n is (6en t(
students in t'e %(n(rs <r(9ram0 2'e midterm and 8nal e.am =ill 1e
in-class0 C(urse 9rades are calculated acc(rdin9 t( t'e 5(ll(=in9
5(rmula:
1, Midterm: 40B
2, Final: 50B
4, Secti(n acti3ities: 10B
!auchospapce
C(urse s4lla1us, stud4 @uesti(ns, additi(nal readin9s, and issues
c(ncernin9 e.ams =ill 1e 6(sted (n 9auc'(s6ace0 2'ere =ill 1e
ann(uncements and m(re0
!enera" #ducation Reuirements:
2'is c(urse satis8es American %ist(r4 and nstituti(ns, Ct'nicit4, and
Area D re@uirements0
Reuired Te$ts:
1, Carl(s &ul(san, America is in the Heart *7ni3ersit4 (5 Was'in9t(n
<ress,
2, !(nald 2aAaAi, Strangers from a Diferent Shore *Eittle &r(=n and
C(m6an4,
3, Fia(/ian G'a(, The New Chinese America: Class, Economy, and
Social Hierarchy *!ut9ers 7ni3ersit4 <ress,
4, Suc'en9 C'an, The Vietnamese American 1! "eneration: Stories of
#ar, $e%ol&tion, 'light, and New (eginnings *2em6le 7ni3ersit4 <ress,
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C"ass and Reading Schedu"e:
%ee& I' !eadin9: 2aAaAi, 3-H5
(onday) *ct' +: Introduction, Chinese #migration and
Immigration
%ednesday) *ct -: Ca"ifornia and Ha.aii in Historica" Conte$ts

%ee& II' !eadin9: &ul(san, 3ii-1+)- 2aAaAi, H)-1H+
(onday) *ct' /0: 1apanese and 2orean #migration and
Immigration
%ednesday) *ct' /3: Co"onia"ism and 4i"ipino and Indian
(igration
%ee& III' !eadin9: &ul(san, 1)3-2?1
(onday) *ct' 5/: The Anti6Asian (o7ement
%ednesday) *ct' 50: Community *rgani8ations
%ee& I9' !eadin9: &ul(san, 2?5-32H- 2aAaAi, 1H)-2?)
(onday) *ct' 5:: *rgani8ed ;a<or
%ednesday) *ct' 5=: ;itigation and Po"itica" (o<i"i8ation
%ee& 9' !eadin9: 2aAaAi, 2H0-35?
(onday) >o7' 0: Midterm
%ednesday) >o7' 3: 1apanese Americans in %or"d %ar II
%ee& 9I' !eadin9: C'an, 1-5?- 2aAaAi, 35H-405
(onday) >o7' /?: 1apanese Americans in %or"d %ar II
%ednesday) >o7' /5: Asian Americans in %or"d %ar II
%ee& 9II' !eadin9: G'a(, 1-3+, C'an, 5H-)?- 2aAaAi, 40?-4H1
(onday) >o7' /:: Post.ar Transformation: 4ami"y and
#conomic *pportunities
%ednesday) >o7' /=: Asian Americans in Co"d %ar
%ee& 9III' !eadin9: G'a(, 3)-101- 2aAaAi, 4H2-4)1
(onday) >o7' 5@: Post6/=+3 Immigration from Asia
%ednesday) >o7' 5+: 9ietnam %ar and Southeast Asian
RefugeesAImmigrants
%ee& IX' !eadin9: C'an, )H-1H0- G'a(, 102-1?5
(onday) Dec' /: Adjustment to >e. ;ife in America
%ednesday) Dec' 0: #thnic #conomy and Socia" Hierarchy
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%ee& X' !eadin9: C'an, 1H1-254- 2aAaAi, 4)2-50)
(onday) Dec' -: Transnationa" Asian America
%ednesday) Dec' /?: Asian America in the 5/
st
century
4ina" #$amB(onday) Dec' /3) @:??6::??pm) !IR9 /??@

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