Transnational Perspectives on Asian America

Designed for juniors/seniors. Examination of transformations that have occurred in Asian America in last four decades as consequence of global economic restructuring and new immigration. Introduction to and survey of new frameworks for understanding these changes in postmodern Asian Pacific American communities, using theories of transnationalism and Asian American political and racial history. Readings and discussion on transnational aspects of wide range of historical and contemporary topics in context of Asia/Asian American experience. Building of linkages between roots of social constructions of race and multisited social processes that now constitute globalizing Asian America. Theoretical readings assigned.

P/NP or letter grading.