Asian/Pacific Islander American Studies Associate in Arts Degree
Division: Social Sciences
PROGRAM CODE: 2A40548
The Asian/Pacific Islander American Studies Associate in Arts Degree is designed to provide students a holistic and transdisciplinary education with a focus on the historical and contemporary experiences of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in the United States and across the global diaspora. APIA Studies is committed to critical theorizations of race, ethnicity, class, gender, and sexuality and to the interrogation of interlocking systems of oppression in order to unsettle and disrupt them. APIA Studies cultivates activist-scholars by providing students opportunities to bridge academic study with community engagement. Graduates develop a liberatory vision for social change and acquire skills in community-centered leadership, media literacy, critical and creative thinking, and an ability to advance social justice for Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders, and API diasporic communities. The major prepares students for transfer and career pathways that serve APIA populations in areas/fields such as education and research, community advocacy, union organizing, city planning and housing development, health and human services, mediation and conflict resolution, marketing and communications, law and policy, fine and performing arts, multicultural affairs, and more. This degree requires a total of 18 units, in addition to other graduation requirements.
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses (12 units): | ||
| ETHS 101 F | American Ethnic Studies | 3 |
| or ETHS 101HF | Honors American Ethnic Studies | |
| ETHS 111 F | Women of Color in the U.S. | 3 |
| or ETHS 111HF | Honors Women of Color in the U.S. | |
| ETHS 170 F | Introduction to Asian Pacific Islander American Studies | 3 |
| ETHS 171 F | Asian Pacific Islander American History | 3 |
| Restricted Electives (6 units): | 6 | |
| Asian Art History (formerly ART 212 F) | 3 | |
| Introduction to Asian American Literature | 3 | |
| Race, Ethnicity and Popular Culture | 3 | |
| Asian Civilizations I (formerly HIST 160AF) | 3 | |
| Asian Civilizations II (formerly HIST 160BF) | 3 | |
| The American Religious Experience | 3 | |
or PHIL 225HF | Honors American Religious Experience | |
| Total Units | 18 | |
Outcome 1: Apply theories and knowledge produced by Asian and Pacific Islander communities to interrogate and dismantle interlocking systems of oppression and dominant power structures.
Outcome 2: Develop a critical understanding of the intersectional histories and cultures of Asian and Pacific Islander communities as they relate to larger social structures to cultivate solidarity and coalitions across lines of difference.
Outcome 3: Examine and actively engage with anti-colonial, decolonial, liberatory, and radical resistance strategies, practices, and movements within Asian and Pacific Islander communities to advocate for the empowerment and liberation of minoritized and marginalized communities of color.
Outcome 4: Interrogate media and cultural productions by describing ways they construct dominant narratives and controlling images that affect the lived experiences of Asian and Pacific Islander communities
Outcome 5: Demonstrate an understanding of critical race and media literacy strategies by producing counter-narratives of Asian and Pacific Islander communities that contest existing oppressive experiences, stereotypes, and social norms within society.
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