ENGL E-221 Asian American Literature: Asian American Action
This interdisciplinary course examines Asian American literature alongside political and historical readings about how Asian Americans have taken action as artists, activists, workers, politicians, and criminals. We consider issues including gender and sexuality, immigration history/the American Dream, ethnic and class conflicts within Asian America, the problem of authenticity, the effects of America's wars in Asia, the particular stereotypes associated with Asian Americans, and Asian American positions in relation to other American minorities.