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Asian American Studies Advanced Topics (HP) (2991 ) - SITE ADOPTED COURSE -

Approved Site(s):
	This is a site-adopted course for Morse High School. Other schools may not offer this course without prior approval from the Interdivisional Curriculum Committee.
Grade Range:
	11-12
Prerequisites:
	None.
Course duration:
	One Semester.
Subject area in which graduation credit will be given:
	College Preparatory Elective
UC subject area satisfied:
	g College Preparatory Elective

Course Description:
	This course will provide students with another semester (quarter) of study in the history of Asian Americans and its relevance to contemporary issues. The course will examine the role Asian/Asian American experiences in the United States played in the formation of Asian American identity. Additional themes and societal issues include racial stereotyping, assimilation, and the model minority, as well as the continuing legacies of racism as they pertain to Asian Americans. Students will engage in critical thinking and research skills. This course is designed to build upon the study of topics and concepts from the AAPI Studies course.
State Course Code(s):
	9180 - History-Social Science Elective
Basic Texts and Teaching Guides:
	Zia, Helen. (2000). Asian American Dreams: The Emergence of and American People. New York, NY: Farrar, Straus and Giroux. Okihiro, Gary. (1994) Margins and Mainstreams: Asians in American History and Culture. University of Washington Press. Bulosan, Carlos. (1979) America is in the Heart. University of Washington Press. Takaki, Ronald (1998). Strangers from A Different Shore: A History of Asian Americans. Boston, MA: Back Bay Books. Sang-Hee Lee, Shelley. (2014) A New History of Asian America. Routledge. Woo, Deborah. (2000) Glass Ceilings and Asian Americans: The New Face of Workplace Barriers. Alta Mira Press. Chan, Sucheng. (2006) Vietnamese American 1.5 Generation: Stories of War, Revolution, Flight, and new Beginnings. Temple University Press.

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