California State University, Fullerton
Asian American Studies Program
P.O. Box 6868
Fullerton, CA 92834-6868
(714) 278-2006, FAX (714) 278-3306
Email: cihara@fullerton.edu
Website: http://hss.fullerton.edu/asian-american/

Coordinator:

Thomas Fujita-Rony

Core Faculty:

Jeffrey H. Brody (Journalism), Mary Kay Crouch (English),
Thomas Fujita Rony (Asian American),
William B. Gudykunst (Intercultural Communications),
Arthur A. Hansen (History), Mikyong Kim-Goh (Human Services),
Eliza Noh (Asian American), Michael Perez (Sociology), Yichin Shen (English),
Son Kim Vo (Intercultural Development)

Adjunct Faculty:

Gloria Bogdan, Juana Chen, Neil Gotanda, Richard Jong,
Bhunvana Rao, Thomas Wong

General Information

-10 courses offered per semester
-Offers an undergraduate minor in AAS
-B.A. in Ethnic Studies with an Option in Asian American Studies
-founded as a free-standing program in Summer 1996
-administered by Asian American Studies Program Council, consisting of approximately 30 supportive faculty and staff members
-emphasis on service learning and conducting oral histories in local Asian American communities
-program coordinates closely with Chicano and Afro-Ethnic Studies Department and the Women’s Studies Program

Topics/Courses:

Introduction to Ethnic Studies
Introduction to Asian American Studies
History of Asian Americans
Vietnamese Communities in the U.S.
Asian Pacific American Women
Asian American Creative Expression
Asian American Literature
Asian American Communication
Asian American Families
Asian American Psychology
Mixed Heritage Asian Americans
The Filipino-American Experience
The South Asian American Experience
The Korean American Experience
The Chinese-American Experience
World War II Japanese American Evacuation
Oral History of Asian American Communities



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