University of Connecticut, Storrs
354 Mansfield Road
Storrs, Connecticut 06269-2091
(860) 486-4751, FAX (860) 486-2851
Email:asiadm01@uconnvm.uconn.edu
asianamerican.uconn.edu
Director:
Roger N. Buckley
Faculty:
Roger N. Buckley, Margo Machida, Usha Palaniswamy, Bandana
Purkayastha
Staff:
Fe Delos Santos (Program Manager)
Maxine Smedstad-Haines (Administrative Assistant)
General Information:
Established in 1993, once fully developed the program plans
to offer an interdisciplinary major in Asian American
Studies, with courses in Anthropology, Sociology,
Communication Science, Econmics, Education, English,
Geography, History, Literature, Political Science,
Psychology and Women's Studies. These would be in addition
to a variety of Asia focus courses already offered at the
University.
Topics/Courses:
Asian American Experiences in the United States: 1850 to
the present
Modern India - 1500 to the Present
Japanese Americans and World War II
Geography - Issues in Asian American Communities
Geography - Research Methods in Asian American Studies
Ethnic Literatures of the U.S.: Introduction to Asian
American Literature
Ethnic Literatures of the U.S.: Asian American Women's
Writing
Sociological Perspectives on Asian American Women
Introduction to Asian American Studies
Asian American Visual Culture
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