University of California, Santa Cruz
American Studies Department
Oakes College
University of California
Santa Cruz, CA 95064
Tel: (831) 459-4725 FAX (831) 459-4979
Email:yung@ucsc.edu
www.ucsc.edu/americanstudies
Coordinator:
Judy Yung
Faculty:
Dana Takagi (Sociology), Deborah Woo (Community Studies),
Judy Yung (American Studies), Alice Yang Murray (History),
Karen Tei Yamashita (Literature), Nancy Chen
(Anthropology), Neferti Tadiar (History of Consciousness)
General Information:
-Student can major in Asian American Studies or Ethnic
Studies by declaring an Independent Major or majoring in
American Studies
-A special endowment grant is allocated for Asian American
Studies library materials
-Asian American/Pacific Islander Resource Center, under
Director Nancy Kim, offers education and dialogue on issues
affecting AA/PI students' academic, social, cultural, and
other co-curricular needs, including sponsoring events and
outside speakers
Topics/Courses:
Introduction to Asian American Studies
Asian American Women
Aspects of Asian American Culture
Chinese America: History and Culture
Contemporary Asian American History
Hollywood and the History of Asian Americans
Literature of the Asian Diaspora
Asian American Literature
Social History of Asian Americans
Asian American Culture and Health
Social Change and Asian Americans
Asian Americans in Ethnography and Film
Filipino History and Literature: Identity and Struggles
Asia-Pacific Cultural Studies
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