The minor consists of a minimum of twenty-nine (29) quarter units. Students must complete 3 lower-division courses, and 4 upper-division courses.
Course Requirements
Lower Division requirements (3 courses total):
- The following two (2) courses:
- ETHN 5. Intro to the Study of Race & Ethnicity in the U.S.
- ETHN 40. Introduction to Asian American Studies
- One of the following lower-division courses emphasizing comparative, cross-racial, multiracial, and intersectional analysis of race and ethnicity:
- ETHN 41. Asian American Literature (also listed as ENGL 38)
- ETHN 50. Introduction to Filipino American Studies
- ETHN 51. Introduction to the South Asian Experience in the United States
- ETHN 55. Cross-Racial Electoral Politics
- ETHN 56. Race and Pop Culture
- ETHN 58. Race, Gender and the Law
- ETHN 69. Literature by Women Writers of Color (also listed as ENGL 69 and WGST 15)
- ETHN 70. Multicultural Literature of the U.S. (also listed as ENGL 39/39G and WGST 16)
- ETHN 91. Youth and Critical Race Studies
- ETHN 96. Race, Class, and Culture through Film
Upper Division requirements (4 courses total):
Four (4) of the following courses either focused on Asian Americans and/or Pacific Islanders in the U.S. or emphasizing comparative, cross-racial, multiracial, and intersectional analysis of race and ethnicity:
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- ETHN 100. Race, Class, Gender and Freedom (also listed as HIST 114)
- ETHN 140. Asian American Politics
- ETHN 141. Asian American Women (also listed as WGST 111)
- ETHN 142. Asian American Communities
- ETHN 144. Asian Americans in the Media
- ETHN 145. Studies in Asian American Literature (also listed as ENGL 138)
- ETHN 152. Multiracial Identities
- ETHN 153. Minority Politics in the United States (also listed as POLI 153)
- ETHN 165. Community Based Research Methods
- ETHN 185. Seminar in Racial and Ethnic Politics (also listed as POLI195DW)
- ETHN 187. Seminar - Youth Activism & Contemporary Social Movements