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Moon-Ho Jung
AAS 498
Seattle Campus
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AAS 498C: Asian American Political Traditions (meets jointly with HSTAA 490A)
Ever since the nineteenth century, Asian Americans have responded to prevailing socioeconomic, political, and cultural norms in a variety of ways across the political spectrum. We will explore the multiple political traditions forged by Asian Americans, from the earliest challenges to racist laws and unequal wages to the latest debates over affirmative action and racial profiling. How have Asian American communities organized to oppose and to perpetuate social inequalities within and beyond the U.S., including those based on race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, class, and citizenship?
Textbooks:
Dorothy B. Fujita-Rony, American Workers, Colonial Power: Philippine Seattle and the Transpacific West, 1919-1941
Eric L. Muller, Free to Die for Their Country: The Story of the Japanese American Draft Resisters in World War II
Robert Sadamu Shimabukuro, Born in Seattle: The Campaign for Japanese American Redress
Helen Zia, Asian American Dreams: The Emergence of an American People
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