Asian Americans & The Law

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This course covers legal issues relevant to Asian Americans in the United States from the 19th Century to the present. It examines legal and political issues and controversies that have emerged as Asian immigrants of diverse origins came to the United States. It deals with how the Asian American experience has influenced U.S. legal history. The topics examined in the course may include citizenship, immigration exclusion, state-sponsored discrimination, Japanese internment, education, affirmative action, racial profiling, and hate crimes. The course will draw on cases, historical sources, and academic texts. It examines these legal questions in the social contexts race, identity, migration, redress, and equality.