303 Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive, Madison, WI 53706; 608-263-2976; polyglot.lss.wisc.edu/aasp
Professors Fujimura (Sociology), Lee (Educational Policy Studies), Macken (Linguistics), Oliver (Sociology), Shah (Journalism and Mass Communication), Thornton (Afro-American Studies/Morgridge Center for Public Service), Uttal (director) (Human Development and Family Studies); Associate Professors Bow (English/Asian American Studies), Huang (East Asian Language and Literature), Matsumura (Business), Young (English); Assistant Professor Cheng (History/Asian American Studies); Lecturers Choy (Dance/Center for Southeast Asian Studies), Cullinane (Center for Southeast Asian Studies), Miyasaki (Asian American Studies); Affiliates Holtzman (McNair/SROP Programs), Horikawa (University Health Services), Inoway-Ronnie (Academic Affairs), Tong (Center for Biology Education)
Undergraduate advisor: Lynet Uttal, 304 Ingraham Hall, 608-263-4026, luttal@wisc.edu
Faculty diversity liaison: Lynet Uttal, 304 Ingraham Hall 608-263-4026, luttal@wisc.edu
The Program in Asian American Studies is an interdisciplinary program that focuses on the scholarship and experiences of Americans, Pacific Islanders, and immigrants to the United States from Asian heritage groups. The program sheds light on Asian American experiences and concerns, both historically and in contemporary society. The certificate program provides students with an opportunity to develop a sustained intellectual focus on Asian American racial formation, communities, and culture.
Courses offered by the program and through other departments come from the perspective of a variety of traditional disciplines: anthropology, dance, education, English, ethnic studies, film, history, human development and family studies, journalism, literature, political science, popular culture, psychology, sociology, theatre, and visual arts. New course topics are introduced each year. Examples of past courses include: Asian American history, Asian American literature, Asian American women writers, Asian Americans in the Midwest, Hmong American studies, contemporary legal issues in Asian American communities, mixed race Asian Americans, Asian American cultural politics, Southeast Asian Americans in U.S. schools. Many program courses fulfill the ethnic studies requirement and breadth requirements in the appropriate divisions.
An undergraduate certificate in Asian American studies is available to students seeking a sustained intellectual focus on Asian American racial formation, communities, and culture. Students learn how to understand knowledge about specific ethnic groups, socioeconomic political histories, cultures, and contemporary issues through a critical race perspective. Interdisciplinary in nature, the certificate can be obtained by completing 15 credits of course work. This requires completion of the following courses with a GPA of 2.75:
For additional information about the certificate, see the program Web site. Please check with the program office for information on specific courses. Course offerings vary from semester to semester. New Special Topics courses are frequently offered.