Claremont McKenna College
Intercollegiate Department of Asian American
Studies (IDAAS)
1050 North Mills Avenue
Claremont, CA 91711-6110
(909) 621-8000
Email:idaas@pomona.edu
www.idaas.pomona.edu
Chair:
David Yoo
Faculty:
Sharon Goto, Edith Kaneshiro, YouYoung Kang, Thomas Kim,
Ming-Yuen Ma, Lynne Miyake, Joseph Parker, Seung Hye Suh,
Richard Tsujimoto, Linus Yamane
General Information:
Established in 1998.
-The Intercollegiate Department of Asian American
Studies (IDAAS) serves Claremont McKenna College,
Harvey Mudd College, Pitzer College, Pomona College,
and Scripps College
-Offers an interdisciplinary approach to exploring the
hitherto neglected experiences of the people of Asian and
Pacific Islander heritage in the Americas
-Provide undergraduates with an understanding of the
diversity and complexity of this segment of American
society by emphasizing community work within the larger
global context
-Students may now major in Asian American Studies
majors at all five of the Claremont Colleges, and can
minor in Asian American Studies at Claremont McKenna
College and Pomona College
-Have been offering courses in Asian American Studies at
the Claremont Colleges since the 1970s
Topics/Courses:
Asian American Experiences
Asian American Women’s Experiences
Asian American Literature
Asian American Psychology
Asian American History
Asian American Politics
Asian American Media Studies
Asian American Economics
Asian American Community Studies
(Mis)Representations of Asian America in Film and Media
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