California State University, Northridge
Asian American Studies Department
18111 Nordhoff Street
California State University
Northridge, CA 91330-8251
(818) 677-4966, FAX (818) 677-7094
Email:hfaas002@csun.edu
http://www.csun.edu/AsianAmericanStudies/

Interim Chair:

Gina Masequesmay

Faculty:

Edith Chen, Gina Masequesmay, Glenn Omatsu, Steven Ropp, Eunai Shrake, George Uba, Teresa Williams-Leon, Professor Maria Turnmeyer, Professor Laura Uba, Professor Doyoung Lee, Professor Allan Aquino, Professor Vivian Tseng, Professor Gordon Nakagawa

Professor Gina Masequesmay is the Departments' Major/Minor
Coordinator. (Email: gina.masequesmay@csun.edu)

Asian American Studies Student Association Faculty
Advisors: Professors Steven Masami Ropp & Glenn Omatsu.
(Email: steven.m.ropp@csun.edu; glenn.omatsu@csun.edu)

General Information:

-Founded in August 1990
--CSUN's AAS Department is the first southern California
university campus to have an AAS Department. It is the first
southern California CSU campus to have an AAS Department, as
well. It is second only to SFSU in the entire CSU-system.
-Major, Double Major Option and Minor in Asian American Studies
- Jina Wakimoto is the Asian American Studies resource
librarian at CSUN's Oviatt Library.
-an annual exhibit is organized at the Oviatt Library
showcasing artifacts, photos, etc. with an annual
distinguished lecture series and a reception; past themes
included,"
--CSUN's Asian American Studies Department is the home
"CrossTalk" educational conference series on Asian Pacific
Islander sexuality issues.
--CSUN's Asian American Studies Department has co-sponsored
two southern California Hapa Issues Forum conferences.
--CSUN is home of the San Fernando Valley Japanese American
Oral History Research Project, "Telling Our Stories."
--There are several API student organizations on campus:
South Asian Students, Nikkei Student Association, Asian
American Studies Students Association (AASSA), Filipino
Americans Students Association (FASA), Korean American
Students Association (KASA), Vietnamese Students Association
(VSA).
--The first Vietnamese American Theater Troupe, "Cup O'
Noodles" had its start at California State University Northridge.
--In Remembrance of a People Betrayed," and "History of
Chinese Americans in Los Angeles"

Topics/Courses:

Introduction to Asian American Studies
History of Asian Americans
Survey of Asian American Literature
Contemporary Issues of Asian American Society
Asian American Personality and Mental Health
Asian American Women
Asian American Immigration and World Perspective
The Asian American Child and the Schools
Asian Americans and the Media
Race, Racism, and Critical Thinking
Developmental Reading and Writing (2)
Filipino Experience in America
Urbanization and Asian American Communities
Asian American Communities: Field Practicum
Advanced Seminar in Asian American Studies
Senior Thesis



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