Transfers ToUC and CSUCal-GETC Area 3B · IGETC Area 3B · CSU GE Area C2DescriptionThis course critically examines the histories within the field of Asian American Studies as it is embodied within literary texts, emphasizing the intersectionalities of race, gender, class, sexual identity, and interethnic relations. Through an Asian American Studies lens, students will examine concepts of collective liberation, self-determination, sovereignty, and critical consciousness in celebrating Asian American narratives, ranging from China, Japan, Korea, India, and Southeast Asia. Asian American Studies concepts, such as identity and recognition, first and second generation assimilation, immigration and race-base exclusion policies, Orientalism, diaspora and transnationalism, will then be used towards a culminating student-organized event with a local non-profit that promotes Asian American awareness and celebration. This course is not open to students who have enrolled in or who have received credit for ENGL 150. 