HIST 123 - U.S. History from the Asian Pacific American Perspective

    Recent Professors
    Susan Hasegawa, Rustico Ordonez Rasing II, Gloria Kim, Proceso Paligutan
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Spring 2025
    Class Size
    35–45 students
    Credits
    3
    Fall 2026 Sections
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    Transfers To
    UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 4 · IGETC Area 4F · CSU GE Area D3 · CSU GE Area D6 · CSU American Institutions Area US1 · CSU American Institutions Area US3
    Description
    This course examines the global, national, and local forces that shaped the lives of Asian Pacific Islander Americans (APIA) from the 1850s to the present. Topics include labor, migration, and settlement of diverse APIA groups; national debates over legal, social, and economic inclusion and exclusion; American overseas expansion; racial and gender politics; family formation; and pan-ethnicity. California constitutionalism, state and local governments, and California state and federal government relations are also covered. This course is intended for all students interested in history, ethnic studies, and Asian American studies.
    Usually Held
    Mon Wed 12:45pm–2:10pm, Tue Thu 11:10am–12:30pm, Mon Wed 11:10am–12:35pm, Tue Thu 11:10am–12:35pm