APIA 364 - Asian American Experience: Part 1, 1849-1965

Credits: (3)
Domain (Anchored): ALV
This course is an interdisciplinary survey of the Asian American experience. Through readings in history, literature and film, we will examine the role of United States imperialism and World War II in the shaping of Asian immigration in the making of Asian Americans. Our texts include literary works by Sui Sin-Far, Maxine Hong-Kingston, Frank Chin, Hisaye Yamamoto and others. Films include Shanghai Express (1932); Charlie Chan at the Olympics (1937); The Flower Drum Song (1961); and Ang Lee’s, The Wedding Banquet (1993).