EOP Learning Community #13:

A Journey through Asian American Culture

DESCRIPTION:
The community will include the following three classes: Ethnic Studies 14 Introduction to Asian American Studies, Anthropology 2, and the LS 39b Group Tutorial. Ethnic Studies 14 is a course on the historical experiences of Asians in America. The focus of this course will be from the 1850s up to the 1970s concentrating on Chinese, Japanese, Koreans, Filipinos and the Asian Indian experience and post-1965 groups including a brief overview of Southeast Asian experiences. The cultural anthropology course will enable students to gain knowledge about anthropology and the cultural underpinnings of our society and will address such issues as globalization and cultural practices of people around the world. LS 39b is a course designed to support Ethnic Studies 14 and help students develop study strategies to promote their academic success.