Boston College
Asian American Studies Program
413 McGuinn Hall
Chestnut Hill, MA 02167
(617) 552-4108 FAX (617) 552-0523
Email:liem@bc.edu
Coordinator:
Ramsay Liem
Faculty:
Ramsay Liem (Psychology), Min Song (English)General
Information:
-Established 1996 after several years of student/faculty ad
hoc initiatives.
- Asian American Studies is an undergraduate concentration
within Boston College’s interdisciplinary American Studies
Minor. The program draws from social science, historical,
literary, and cultural studies traditions to introduce
students to the multiple realities and struggles of Asian
Pacific Ameri-cans.
Students also elect one complementary course in Asian
Studies and participate in a senior seminar for all
American Studies minors. We maintain close ties to student
organizations and are committed to building stronger
connections to local communities as a means to confront the
challenges of class as
well as ethnic differences.
Topics/Courses:
- Culture, Self, and the Asian American Experience
- Introduction to Asian American Literature
- American Studies Seminar: Ethnicity and Immigration
- Immigration Since 1900
- Asian Studies electives
- Independent Study - Asian Pacific American Topics
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