C Asian Pacific American History

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Term hours: 54 lecture.. This course is a survey of the Asian Pacific American experience in the United States from the mid-nineteenth century to the present, emphasizing the roles of Asian Pacific Americans in the political, social, and economic development of American society. Utilizing theoretical frameworks and methodologies from Ethnic Studies and Asian Pacific American Studies, historical themes and events will be analyzed through an intersectional lens that interrogates categories of identity and power, including race, ethnicity, nationality, class, gender, sexuality, and religion. The course addresses the historical forces that affected Asian Pacific American communities including: Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Filipino, Native Hawaiian, Samoan, South Asian, and Southeast Asian. Topics covered include: Asian and Pacific Islander origins; immigration and settlement patterns; labor and community formation; Orientalism, racialization, and U.S. racial exclusionary policies; gender and racialized sexualization; U.S. imperialism, settler colonialism, intervention, and foreign policy; the struggles for inclusion, civil rights, and racial and social justice; and the Asian Pacific American experience in contemporary America. (UC/CSU, AA GE, CalGETC).