ETHS 1 - Introduction to Ethnic Studies

    Recent Professors
    Larry McDaniel, Pōmaikaʻi Gushiken, Demeturie Gogue, Robert Williams, Michael Vazquez, DeDe DeDe, April Tellez, J. Alimahomed-Wilson and 3 more
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026, Summer 2026, Spring 2026, Winter 2026, Fall 2025
    Class Size
    30–35 students
    Credits
    3
    Fall 2026 Sections
    View Fall 2026 sections of ETHS 1
    Transfers To
    UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 6 · IGETC Area 7 · CSU GE Area F
    Description
    An introduction to the interdisciplinary study of race and ethnicity in the United States relating to the diverse institutional, cultural, and historical issues of the four historically defined racialized core groups (Native Americans, African Americans, Latinx Americans, and Asian Americans). The course will examine key topics such as racialization, racism, settler colonialism, imperialism, racial capitalism, white supremacy, cultural hegemony, power, discrimination, immigration, economics, labor, political conditions, cultural expression, resistance, cross-group collaboration, liberation movements, and the intersection of racial, ethnic, gender, and sexual identities.
    Usually Held
    Fri 7:30am–9:20am, Mon Wed 1:15pm–2:40pm, Mon Wed 11:30am–12:55pm, Mon Wed 9:45am–11:10am