University of Illinois At Urbana-Champaign
Asian American Studies Program
1208 West Nevada
Urbana, IL 61801-3812
(217) 244-9530; FAX (217) 265-6235
Email:aasc@uiuc.edu
http://www.aasp.uiuc.edu/
Interim Director:
Martin Manalansan
Assistant Director:
Viveka Kudaligama
Faculty:
Nancy Abelmann (Anthropology), Susan Matoba Adler
(Curriculum and Instruction),
Pallassana Balgopal (Social Work, Emeritus), Charles
Capwell (Music),
Wendy Tam Cho (Political Science), Clark Cunningham
(Anthropology, Emeritus),
David Desser (Cinema Studies), Augusto Espiritu (History),
Moon-Kie Jung (Sociology),
Esther Kim (Theatre), Martin Manalansan IV (Anthropology),
Sumie Okazaki (Psychology),
Kent A. Ono (Asian American Studies, Institute of
Communications Research),
Yoon Pak (Educational Policy Studies), R.V. Pandharipande
(Religious Studies),
George T. Yu (Political Science)
Staff:
Mary Ellerbe (Administrative Assistant)
General Information:
-Established by the provost in the Fall of 1997, the Asian
American Studies Program is the academic unit of the
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign responsible for
furthering knowledge in the field of Asian American Studies
through teaching, research, and service
-Minor in Asian American Studies
Courses:
Introduction to Asian American Studies
Ethnography of Contemporary Asian America
Asian American Cultures
Anthropological Issues in the Study of Asian America
Globalization and Asian Diasporas
Race and Cultural Diversity in American Life
Asian American Education in Historical and Contemporary
Contexts
Biography as History: Asian American Educational
Experiences
Asian Americans of Hawai’i, Past and Present
Asian American Literature
Asian American Women Writers
Asian American Literature: Fantasy, Desire, Trauma
Constructing Race: Asians, Africans, Latina/os and Native
Americans in America
Asian American History
Asian American Cinema
Asian American Politics
Psychology of Asian Americans
Hinduism in the United States
Asian Families in America
Asian American Theatre
Asian Americans and Social Inequalities
Introduction to Asian American Theatre
Individual Study
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