California State University, Sacramento
Asian American Studies Program
Ethnic Studies Department
Amador Hall, Room 462A
California State University, Sacramento
6000 J Street
Sacramento, CA 95819-6013
(916) 278-5856 FAX (916) 278-5156
Email:tfong01@csus.edu
www.csus.edu/aas

Director:

Timothy P. Fong

Faculty:

Shotaro F. Hayashigitani, Greg Mark (Department Chair), Wayne Maeda,
Linda Revilla, James Sobredo, Harriet Taniguchi (Assistant to the Provost)
(Joint-Appointment/Affiliated) Jude Antonyappan (Social Work),
Marya Endriga (Psychology), John Hwang (Communications), Satsuki Ina
(Education), Walter Kawamoto (Family and Consumer Studies), Edward Lee
(Education), Marjorie Lee (Bilingual Education), Anru Lee (Anthropology),
Serg Lee (Social Work), Amy Liu (Sociology), Dolman Lum (Social Work),
Ronald Tanaka (English), Julie Yen (English), Francis Yuen (Social Work)

General Information:

The goal of the Asian American Studies program is to promote better understanding of Asian Pacific Americans and their contributions to U.S. society. The program is structured with several objectives in mind:
-To provide students with a full and comparative understanding of Asian American and transpacific historical experiences and contemporary social issues in the United States.
-To promote study of, and engagement with, the variety of Asian American and transnational communities throughout the Sacramento region.
-To prepare students for graduate work in Ethnic Studies with a concentration in Asian American Studies.
-To encourage students to enter professional career paths where knowledge of the Asian American experience is important, particularly in education, health and human services, government, business, and law.

Courses:

Asian American History
Contemporary Asian American Issues
Asian American Communities
Asian American Women
Asian Americans and Globalization
Asian American Politics and Public Policy
Asian Americans Families
Asian American Literature
Southeast Asian Experience in the U.S.
Hmong American Experience in the U.S.
Filipino American Experience in the U.S.
The Multiracial Experience


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