Asian American/Asian Diaspora Studies Courses
Required Course
01:050:245 The Asian American Experience
Qualifying Elective Courses on Asian America
01:013:301, 01:195:335, 01:195:338 Caribbean Pluralities and Indo-Caribbean Literature
01:014:215 Blacks and Asians
01:050:102 Race and Ethnicity in the US
01:050:343 Islam in/and America
01:050:377, 01:351:377, 01:358:389 Asian-American Literatures in English
01:070:320 Diaspora, Ethnicity and Race in the US: Asian American Studies
01:070:324 Globalization, Sex and Family
01:506:402 History Seminar: Asians in the Americas
01:508:338 Asian Migrations
01:512:250 Natives and Newcomers
01:512:315 Famous Trials in Modern America: Landmark Cases around Asians in the US
01:512:356 The Thirty Years' War: America in Vietnam
01:512:391, 01:512:392 Historical Studies: Immigration History
01:595:393, 01:508:393 Global Diasporas in Caribbean History
01:700:541 Cultural Fusion, Exoticism, Cosmopolitanism and Music Analyses
01:790:349 Topics in American Politics: Asian-American Politics and Activism
01:790:394 Rutgers-Japan Exchange
37:575:366 Asian-American Workers in a Global Context
Qualifying single or 1.5 credit courses or experiences
01:050:281 Asian American Images and Stereotypes (Fall Learning Community 1.5cr)
01:050:282 Asian American Identities and Images (Spring Learning Community 1.5 cr)
01:050:283 Asian American Leadership and Communities (Spring Learning Community 1.5cr)
Byrne 100 Years of Butterfly (Byrne Seminar 1cr)
FIGS Asian American Studies (FIGS 1cr)
Qualifying courses for Asian Studies in a non-U.S. Context
01:013:316 African Literature of the South Asian Diaspora
01:013:337 Film and Literature in South Asia
01:082:205 Asian Art
01:098:250 Global East Asia
01:165:211 Language and Identity in Modern Chinese Societies
01:165:264 Chinese Drama and Performing Arts
01:165:310 Modern Chinese Literature in Translation
01:165:262 The Chinese Cinema
01:165:310 Twentieth Century Chinese Literature
01:358:222 Introduction to South Asian Literature
01:450:341 South Asia
01:450:342 East Asia
01:508:250 Southeast Asia and the World
01:508:331 Women in South Asian History
01:508:335 Modern South Asia
01:508:346 TransAsia: A Transnational History of Gender and Sexuality in Asia
01:508:348 Chinese Intellectual History
01:508:349 Modern China through Film and Fiction
01:508:352 Japan's Rise to World Power
01:565:215 A-Bomb Literature and Film in Japan
01:565:350 Japanese Film
01:565:395 Modern Japanese Novel and the West
01:565:320 Samurai Tradition
01:565:333 Anime: Introduction to Japanese Animation
01:565:360 Japanese Women Writers
01:565:380 Contemporary Japanese Literature & Film
01:574:210 Introduction to Korean Culture
01:574:220 Introduction to Korean Literature in Translation
01:574:221 Korean Literature in Translation II
01:574:230 Korean Cinema
01:574:250 Korean Language in Culture and Society
01:574:350 North Korea in the Socialist and Post-Socialist World
01:574:310 Gender and Social Change in Korea
01:790:313 Political Economy of East Asia
01:790:353 Government and Politics of Southeast Asia
01:790:354 East Asia in World Affairs
01:988:310 South Asian Feminism
AAS Certificate
The Department of American Studies (AMS) and the Department of Asian Languages and Cultures (ALC) offers in cooperation a Certificate in Asian/Asian American Studies (13 credits or 4.5 courses) comprised of Asian American Studies-content courses offered in American Studies, English, History, Anthropology, among other units and courses in English on aspects of modern Asian cultures offered by ALC. The Certificate in Asian/Asian American Studies (A/AAS) is intended for students majoring in other SAS disciplines, planning or already pursuing careers in education, business, international relations, policy, law, medicine and allied health professions, medical research, public health, or global development. It is anticipated that students may earn the Certificate as part of their intercultural learning and training in the course of an undergraduate degree as a supplement or as continuing education for those pursuing careers in social work, health policy, education, among other career paths in which diverse cultural knowledge and learning is necessary.
Some examples of potential alumni of the Certificate program might be:
- educators, all levels
- health professionals including general practitioners, specialists, and nurses;
- immigration and law enforcement officials
- legal professionals
- social workers
The category “Asian American” covers a diverse array of ethnicities, races, religions, languages and migration histories in the United States and the Americas. “Asians” have been regarded as both inside and outside of US citizenship, as model minorities and perpetual foreigners. From the many Asian Exclusion Acts (1882-1965) limiting Asian migration into the US and Japanese American internment (1942) to the post-Vietnam refugees, serial migrations, and today’s Mindy Project, the drama of Asians in the US and the Americas has been a contentious one of belonging and non-belonging. The goal of the Undergraduate Certificate in A/AAS is to provide the basis for understanding the issues explored in the field of Asian American Studies and the study of the Asian diasporic experience through history, social science, literature, and popular culture. Through concurrent studies about contemporary Asian cultures in the Departments of American Studies and Asian Languages and Cultures, students will grasp the ongoing global scale of Asian migrations and interchanges.
Learn more about our Asian/Asian American Studies Initiatives
Requirements for Undergraduate Certificate Program:
- Complete two (2) contemporary Asian Culture courses in English with a grade of C or higher from among the list below and others.
- Complete two (2) Asian American Studies-content courses with a grade of C or higher from among the list below and others.
- Complete one (1) additional credit-bearing Asian American Studies-content course (1 or 1.5credit, Byrne, FIGS, Learning Community, or Independent study)
- Register with SAS American Studies for Certificate in Asian/Asian American Studies
