AIST 4800 - The Asian American Experience: Culture, History, and Community

5 credit hours
Formerly - AIST 480

This course will examine the transplanting of cultural values in a new land, and the means by which Asian American communities have expressed themselves in social organization and urban form. While the focus of this course will be on the early history and development of Chinese, Japanese, and Filipino American communities, broader events in American and Asian history will provide a framework for our study. Readings, discussions, and field visits throughout the term will draw from the fields of history, urban planning, architecture, sociology, political science, and Asian American literature.