New York University
Asian/Pacific/American Studies Program
41-51 East 11th Street 7th Floor New York, NY 10003 (between University Place and Broadway)
(212) 998-3700, FAX (212) 995-4705
Email: apa.studies@nyu.edu
Website: www.apa.nyu.edu

A/P/A Studies Program Director:

Karen Shimakawa

A/P/A Institute Director:

John Kuo Wei

Faculty:

John Kuo Wei Tchen, Sukhdev Sandhu, Lok C.D. Siu

Core Faculty

Angel Shaw

General Information:

-Founded in 1996 in response to student interest and the University's commitment to a global education
-Focused on community studies within a broad, rigorous international and comparative framework
-With the Institute, creates a home for students, faculty, administrators, staff, and alumni who seek to collaboratively explore the complex A/PA experience
-Offers 15 courses per semester
-Offers a minor; major currently in development

Topics/Courses:

Introduction to A/PA Experience (required for minor)
Community Studies: Theories and Practices (required for minor)
Asian American Women
Asian American Literature
African/Asian Carribbean Literature
Asian American Art and Social Issues
Art and Community Formations
Asian Americans and War
History of Asians in the U.S.
Asians in the Americas
History of the South Asian Diaspora
Filipino American Exile and Ideas of Homeland
Filming Asia America
A/PA Media and Culture
Asian American Theater
Multi-Ethnic New York
Chinatown and the American Imagination
A/PA Gender and Sexuality
Asian Americans of Mixed Heritage
Cultural Diversity and Community Health
Constitutioin and People of Color

Languages:

Cantonese
Filipino
Hindi

Other Electives:

Aside from the electives included in the above list, other electives are offered through faculty proposals and research interests

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