University of Michigan
Asian/Pacific Islander Studies
Program in American Culture
3700 Haven Hall
505 S. State Street
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1045
(734) 763-5559, FAX (734) 967-1897
Email:akstill@umich.edu
Website: http://141.211.177.75/ac/apia/

Director:

Amy Ku'uleialoha Stillman

Faculty:

(core) Philip Akutsu, Vicente Diaz, Scott Kurashige, Emily Lawsin, Susan Najita, Damon Salesa, Sarita See, Amy Stillman, Paul Wong
(affiliated) Judith Becker, Edward Chang, Anthony Chen, Gilbert Gee, Henry Em,
Susan Go, Roland Hwang, Ken Ito, Joseph Lam, Donna Nagata, Albert Park, Esperanza Ramirez-Christensen, Margaret Shih, Michael Spencer, Yuzuru Takeshita,
Adelwisa Weller, Mieko Yoshihama
(fellows) Sharad Chari, Sela Panapasa


General Information:

-Established in 1994 under College of Literature, Sciences, and the Arts
-Undergraduates may elect a focus on Asian/Pacific Islander American Studies within the "ethnic studies" track of the concentration in American Culture
-A proposal for a minor in Asian/Pacific American Studies is under consideration
-Graduate courses of study leading to M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in American Culture

Topics/Courses:

Aesthetic Politics in Literature of the Postcolonial Pacific
Asian American Literature
Asian American Music
Asian American Psychology
Asian Americans and the Civil Rights Movement
Asian/Pacific Islander American Community Service and Learning
Asian/Pacific Islander American Women
Asian/Pacific Islander Americans: Personality, Identity, and Mental Health
Asian Americans and the Law
Filipino American Experience
Filipino American Women
Historiography of Asian/Pacific Islander American History
History of Asian Americans in the United States
History of the Pacific Islands
Music of Pacific Islanders
Oral History & Autobiography of Asian/Pacific Islander American Women
Pacific Encounters: Imperialism and the Pacific Islands in the 19th Century
Pacific Literacy and Cultural Studies
Race, Ethnicity, and Public Policy
Race, Politics and Activism in Detroit
Urban Social Movements and the Pursuit of Racial Equality
Asian/Pacific Islander Americans and Public Health
Asian American Communities and Contemporary Issues
Pacific Islander American Communities

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