ASAM180 - Asian American Food

Status
C
Activity
SEM
Section number integer
401
Title (text only)
Asian American Food
Term
2019A
Subject area
ASAM
Section number only
401
Section ID
ASAM180401
Course number integer
180
Meeting times
TR 12:00 PM-01:30 PM
Meeting location
MCNB 285
Level
undergraduate
Instructors
Fariha Khan
Description
You are what you eat. Asian American Food explores the history, politics, and ethnic identity of food through a cultural lens. Growing food, eating, and sharing meals serve as intimate expressions of self and community. By examining the production and consumption of food, the course investigates the ways that Asian Americans navigate traditions, gender norms, religious dietary laws, food habits, and employment as they create lives in the United States. The course overviews the history of Asian American foodways, but has a particular focus on Philadelphia's Asian American communities.
Course number only
180
Cross listings
URBS180401, SAST180401
Fulfills
Cultural Diversity in the US
Use local description
No