ASIA AM 50W

Asian American Women

• Social Analysis

Lecture, three hours; discussion, two hours. Requisite: English Composition 3. Not open for credit to students with credit for course 50. Overview of history of feminist theory and intersection of gender, class, race/ethnicity from cross-cultural perspectives, with focus on Asian American women's lived experiences in U.S. Topics include Asian American women's roles in family life, work, community organization, social change, and cultural creativity. Examination of broader structural forces that affect women in society, such as racialization, immigration, global capitalism, colonialism and postcolonialism, and social movements. Satisfies Writing II requirement. Letter grading.