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Asian American Studies Program
University of Pennsylvania
166 McNeil Building
Philadelphia PA 19104-6299
Telephone: (215) 898-1782
Fax: (215) 898-0988
E-mail: grace2@pop.upenn.edu

Director: Dr. Grace Kao
Email: grace2@pop.upenn.edu

Program Administrator:
  Ms. Fariha Khan
Email: fariha@sas.upenn.edu

All Courses | 2008 Spring | 2008 Fall | 2009 Spring

ASAM 2008F Courses

ASAM 001.241 Oriental Tales/Exotic (Chi-ming Yang)
TR 1:30pm to 3:00pm
Cross listed with ENGL 241 401, COML 239 401, GSOC 241 401
Distribution I (SAS), Social Sciences (SEAS), Social Structures (Wharton),
An overview of sociological research on Asian Americans in the United States, framed around the evaluation of Asian Americans as "model minorities."

ASAM 001.401 Asian Americans in Contemporary Society (Grace Kao)
MW 3:30pm to 5:00pm
Cross listed with SOCI 103
Distribution I (SAS), Social Sciences (SEAS), Social Structures (Wharton),
An overview of sociological research on Asian Americans in the United States, framed around the evaluation of Asian Americans as "model minorities."

ASAM 002.401 Introduction to Asian American Literature (Josephine Park)
MW 2:00pm to 3:30pm
Cross listed with ENGL 072.401, AMES 079.401
Distribution III (SAS), Humanities (SEAS), Lang Art & Culture (Wharton),
A course which examines the varieties of Asian American experience by considering the literary forms they take.

ASAM 006.401 Race and Ethnic Relations (Grace Kao)
LEC: MW 10:00am to 11:00am; REC: F 10-11am or F 11am to 12:00pm
Cross listed with SOCI 006, AFRC 006
General Requirement I (SAS), Social Sciences (SEAS), Social Structures (Wharton),
An examination of recent sociological research on race and ethnic relations in the United States with particular emphasis on stratification and identity.

ASAM 012.012 Indians Overseas: A Global View (Surendra Gambhir)
TR 4:30-6:00
Cross listed with SAST 012
Distribution II (SAS), Social Sciences (SEAS), Social Structures (Wharton),
Freshmen Seminar: This course is about the history of Indian immigration into different parts of the world.

ASAM 017.401 Freshmen Seminar: South Asians in the U.S. (Fariha Khan)
TR 12:00 to 1:30pm
Cross listed with SAST 290
Undecided (SAS), Electives (SEAS), Electives (Wharton),
Freshmen Seminar: This course presents an history and overview of South Asians in the United States.

ASAM 066.401 Literature and Law (David Eng)
TR 3:00pm to 4:30pm
Cross listed with ENGL 066
General Requirement I (SAS), Social Sciences (SEAS), Social Structures (Wharton),

ASAM 202.401 Asian Diaspora in Film (David Eng)
TR 12:00noon to 1:30pm
Cross listed with CINE 272, ENGL 272
Undecided (SAS), Humanities (SEAS), Social Structures (Wharton),

ASAM 230.401 Immigrants in the U.S. (Tamara Nopper)
TR 9:00 to 10:30am
Cross listed with SOCI 230
Undecided (SAS), Electives (SEAS), Electives (Wharton),


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