21F.043J / 21H.150J Introduction to Asian American Studies: Literature, Culture, and Historical Experience, Fall 2005
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Author(s)
Teng, Emma
Alternative Title
Introduction to Asian American Studies: Literature, Culture, and Historical Experience
Date Issued
December 2005
Abstract
An interdisciplinary subject that draws on literature, history, anthropology, film, and cultural studies to examine the experiences of Asian Americans in U.S. society. Covers the first wave of Asian immigration in the 19th century, the rise of anti-Asian movements, the experiences of Asian Americans during WWII, the emergence of the Asian American movement in the 1960s, and the new wave of "post-1965" Asian immigration. Examines the role these historical experiences played in the formation of Asian American ethnicity, and explores how these experiences informed Asian American literature and culture. Addresses key societal issues such as racial stereotyping, media racism, affirmative action issues, the glass ceiling, the "model minority" syndrome, and anti-Asian harassment or violence. Taught in English.
Subjects
asian immigration
chinese problem
anti-asian movements
WWII
new wave immigration
racism
affirmative action
race
ethnicity
Chinatown
panethnicity
memoir
chinese exlucsion
U.S. imperialism
Philippines
japanese-american internment
diaspora
MIT Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Foreign Languages and Linguistics
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. History Section
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