Transfers ToUC and CSUCal-GETC Area 4 · IGETC Area 4 · CSU GE Area DDescriptionThis course introduces students to the interdisciplinary approach of Asian American Studies and its major concepts and theories. By relying on social justice movement and the anti-racist tradition, the course critically examines the diverse histories and contemporary social, cultural, and political experiences of Asian Americans in the United States with an emphasis on the intersectionality of racial and ethnic identities with other forms of social identity such as class, gender, sexuality, religion, indigeneity, and immigration status in the contexts of U.S. imperialism and colonialism, urban and suburbanization, labor, citizenship, community activism, and identity formation. The course also introduces students to the key scholarly works, theories, and frameworks that inform the field of Asian American Studies and considers the political stakes of academic research on Asian American communities.Usually HeldWed 2:45pm–6:05pm 