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SOC200ZA(社会学 / Sociology 200)
Asian America

Kukhee Choo

Class code etc
Faculty/Graduate school Department of Global and Interdisciplinary Studies
Attached documents
Year 2024
Class code A6220
Previous Class code
Previous Class title
Term 秋学期授業/Fall
Day/Period 火4/Tue.4
Class Type
Campus 市ヶ谷 / Ichigaya
Classroom name 市外濠‐S602
Grade 2~4
Credit(s) 2
Notes
Open Program
Open Program (Notes)
Global Open Program
Interdepartmental class taking system for Academic Achievers
Interdepartmental class taking system for Academic Achievers (Notes)
Class taught by instructors with practical experience
SDGs CP
Urban Design CP
Diversity CP
Learning for the Future CP
Carbon Neutral CP
Chiyoda Campus Consortium
Duplicate Subjects Taken Under Previous Class Title
Category (commenced 2024 onwards) 200-level Intermediate Courses(中級)
Category (commenced 2020-2023) 200-level Intermediate Courses(中級)
Category (commenced 2016-2019) 200-level Intermediate Courses
Culture and Society

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Outline and objectives

This course looks at Asian Americans and their experiences in the USA beyond the image of the economically successful "model minority".
Focusing on the two oldest Asian minority groups, Japanese and Chinese Americans, but paying attention also to the many other groups included in the category “Asian Americans,” students will study the history of Asian immigration to the United States and trace the process and extent of integration of Asian Americans into mainstream society by exploring a range of topics, including the history of immigration and exclusion, the “model minority” thesis, discrimination at work and in education, media images, gender and sexuality, hate crime and violence, relations with other minority groups, and social activism. Through these topics, students will consider critically the meaning of assimilation, citizenship, and “American” as an identity and a classificatory category and will reflect upon their own identities.

Goal

Students will learn the multifaceted history and current situations of Asian Americans, and as a result acquire a deeper and more nuanced understanding of race relations in American society. Students can expect to develop skills of written communication and reading comprehension through engaging in critical thinking, analysis, writing, and discussion in this course.

Which item of the diploma policy will be obtained by taking this class?

Will be able to gain “DP 1”, “DP 2”, “DP 3”, and “DP 4”.

Default language used in class

英語 / English

Method(s)(学期の途中で変更になる場合には、別途提示します。 /If the Method(s) is changed, we will announce the details of any changes. )

This course is taught through a combination of lectures interwoven with in-class discussions, presentations and post-presentation discussions. Feedback will be given throughout the course via discussion topics.

Active learning in class (Group discussion, Debate.etc.)

あり / Yes

Fieldwork in class

なし / No

Schedule

授業形態/methods of teaching:対面/face to face

※各回の授業形態は予定です。教員の指示に従ってください。

1[オンライン/online]:Overview

Topics to be covered in this course
Key concepts and ideas - Who are "Asian Americans"?

2[対面/face to face]:From "Different Shores"

Brief history of Asian Americans

3[対面/face to face]:Immigration, Citizenship, Naturalization Laws

Early immigration laws and exclusion

4[対面/face to face]:Orientalism in America - Media Images

Early media representations of Asians

5[対面/face to face]:The Internment Experience

The causes and consequences of the internment of Japanese residents and Japanese-American citizens during WWII

6[対面/face to face]:Shifting Demographics - Postwar Asian Americans

The historical context of the influx of Asian Americans

7[対面/face to face]:Midterm Review

Student presentations/papers

8[対面/face to face]:The Asian American Dream? The Myth of the Model Minority

The historical context of "the model minority thesis"

9[対面/face to face]:Activism and Resistance

Social movements and mainstream politics

10[対面/face to face]:Contemporary Media Representations of Asian Americans

Stereotypical depictions of Asians and Asian Americans in popular American media

11[対面/face to face]:Asian American Gender and Sexuality

Sexism, gender, and queer identities

12[対面/face to face]:Asian American Internal Voices

How Asian Americans view themselves, personal experiences based on race and gender

13[対面/face to face]:Racism, Hate Crimes and Inter-racial Relations

L.A. Riot, Anti-Asian hate during the Covid pandemic

14[対面/face to face]:Final review

Student presentations

Work to be done outside of class (preparation, etc.)

Preparatory study and review time for this class are 3 hours each.

Textbooks

No textbook will be used. Instructions, readings, and other materials will be uploaded to HOPPII.

References

All reading materials will be provided by the instructor and will be uploaded to HOPPII.

Grading criteria

Minimum absences (10%)
Reading assignments (20%)
Participation behavior (20%)
Midterm presentation (20%)
Final presentation (30%)

Changes following student comments

Will reflect changes based on student comments.

Equipment student needs to prepare

Pen and paper notebook. Students are not allowed to use computers, tablets or smartphones in this class so students must take hand-written notes in class. They must also bring hard copies of the required readings to class.

Others

Students who have taken any 100-level or 200-level sociology course or have an equivalent academic background may have an advantage in learning and understanding this course better. All students who intend to take this course must attend the first class as a selection process may occur. The content of this syllabus may be subject to change.

Prerequisite

None.