Asian Pacific American Studies

Asian Pacific American Studies

misson The Asian Pacific American Studies (APAS) unit offers an interdisciplinary major, minor and certificate focused on demographic, cultural, historical, social, economic and policy issues that have shaped and continue to affect Asian American and Pacific Islander communities in Arizona, the Southwest United States, nationally, and internationally. Students will (1) learn the history of APAs in the country, (2) understand and relate the history to the contemporary moment, and (3) gain a set of knowledges that allow them to navigate a racially diverse job market and world. The minor may be taken as a complement to a major and does not require an internship. The certificate offers additional training opportunities for both degree- and non-degree-seeking students and requires an internship.

at Arizona State University

Asian Pacific American Studiesat Arizona State University

beyond the classroomAPAS offers many opportunities throughout the year for research, internships and community involvement. Students have worked with fac-ulty members on oral history projects, survey research, interviews, community histories and educational outreach. Internship opportunities include working with community health and advocacy groups, ethnic business organiza-tions and local media. Our graduates leave with knowledge about working with diverse popula-tions, an understanding of issues facing a range of AAPI communities and insights to the dynam-ics of community politics. Students have applied their knowledge from APAS in the fields of law, business, health, public policy and education.

5 REQUIRED COURSES: Total 15 credit hoursAPA 200: Introduction to APASAPA 360: APA Experience (rotating topics)APA 450: APA Contemporary IssuesAPA 484: InternshipAPA 499: Individualized Instruction

5 APA ELECTIVES: Total 15 credit hoursChosen from APA course list

5 RELATED COURSES: Total 15 credit hours

15 TOTAL CLASSES (45 total credit hours)

Major (B.A.)

2 REQUIRED COURSES: Total 6 credit hoursAPA 200: Introduction to APASAPA 360: APA Experience

4 APA ELECTIVES: Total 12 credit hoursChosen from APA course list

6 TOTAL CLASSES (18 total credit hours)

3 REQUIRED COURSES: Total 9 credit hoursAPA 200: Introduction to APASAPA 360: APA ExperienceAPA 484: Internship

3 APA ELECTIVES: Total 9 credit hoursChosen from APA course list

6 TOTAL CLASSES (18 total credit hours)

Minor

Certificate

Recent Faculty Publications

Karen Kuo

East Is West and West Is East: Gender, Culture and Interwar Encounters between Asia and America

Wendy Cheng A People’s Guide to Los Angeles

Rudy Guevarra Jr.

Becoming Mexipino: Multiethnic Identities and Communities in San Diego

Karen Kuo

East Is West and West Is East: Gender, Culture and Interwar Encounters between Asia and America

Wei Li

Ethnoburb: The New EthnicCommunity in UrbanAmerica

Wendy Cheng A People’s Guide to Los Angeles

Rudy Guevarra Jr.

Becoming Mexipino: Multiethnic Identities and Communities in San Diego

Wendy Cheng The Changs Next Doorto the Díazes

Rudy Guevarra Jr.

Transnational Crossroads:Remapping the Americasand the Pacific

APAS faculty research interests

Wendy Cheng, Assistant ProfessorComparative ethnic studies, urban and suburban studies wendy.cheng@asu.edu

Rudy Guevarra Jr., Assistant ProfessorFilipina/o American studies, Pacific Islander studies, critical mixed race studies, comparative ethnic studies rudy.guevarrajr@asu.edu

Karen Kuo, Assistant ProfessorAsian American literature; culture, film and media studies karen.kuo@asu.edu

Karen Leong, Associate ProfessorU.S. cultural and social history, gender ideologies, racial identity formationkaren.leong@asu.edu

Wei Li, ProfessorComparative urban ethnicity, international migration in the Pacific Rim and Europe wei.li@asu.edu

Kathy Nakagawa, Associate ProfessorFamily-school-community relations, diversity & inequality in education nakagawa@asu.edu

Joanne Rondilla, LecturerColonialism, beauty and women’s bodies, Filipino and Pacific Islander communitiesjoanne.rondilla@asu.edu

Brandon Yoo, Associate ProfessorAsian American and cultural psychology, model minority myth, psychology of racism yoo@asu.edu

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For more information about APAS contact apas@asu.edu; 480.965.7682; sst.asu.edu/apas