Mar 28, 2024  
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Catalog 2021-2022 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

SBS 322 - Asian American Women’s History


This course examines the social and cultural experiences of Asian American women from the late 1870s to the post-1965 era. Key themes include immigration, family, generation, labor, gender, and sexuality. Topics span from prostitution, flappers, military brides, and women’s organizing. Drawing from History, Women and Gender Studies, and Asian American Studies, students will read major scholarship, analyze primary documents, facilitate discussions, and partake in a public history project. 

Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): (Prereq: GE  Areas A1 and A2 and A3 with a C- or better)
General Education: UDD Integrated Social Sciences
University Requirement: ES Ethnic Studies
Typically Offered: Spring term only

Units: 3