Courses on Asian and Asian-American subjects offered at City College are listed below and are accepted toward fulfilling the program’s requirements. Students may also take courses offered at other CUNY campuses with permission of the program director. Courses taken abroad during an exchange program may also be accepted with permission.
The major factors that have shaped the Asian countries and peoples; geography, civilization, migration, and settlements of ethnic groups; philosophies, religions, historical events, leaders, and modern political and socioeconomic institutions.
3 hr./wk.
Selected masterpieces of Asian literature. Lectures and classroom discussions, supplemented with audiovisual aids.
3 hr./wk.
The processes of assimilation, adaption, competition, conflict and adjustment of Asian minorities in the United States from the mid-19th century to the present.
3 hr./wk.
The cultural tradition of Asia in general and of China and Japan in particular. The peoples and their psychological, educational, social, artistic, political and economic behavior.
3 hr./wk.
Participation in community work. Students select a cooperating agency or organization and work in one of its programs.
Historical events, political, cultural and socio-economic conditions, and foreign relations of the People's Republic of China since 1949. Analysis of the Cultural Revolution; economic growth of the People's Republic; relations with the U.S. and the former Soviet Union; Communist leadership to the present.
3 hr./wk.
The position and role of Asian women in historical, political and psychological contexts. Traditional stereotypes; role in Asian history; Asian women in America; relationship to white and Third World women; alternatives to women's liberation.
3 hr./wk.
A comparison of the legal and political background of the East and West. American law and politics as they affect the lives of Asian minorities. Sample cases, familiarization with various legal proceedings and governmental institutions.
3 hr./wk.
The struggle for survival, acceptance, and full participation in American life from Gold Rush days to the present.
3 hr./wk.
Individual reading and research or individual field study project on a topic or area under the guidance of a faculty member to complete a thesis or report on a project at the end of the three-term sequence. Approval of Dean and program director required. Apply in NA 5/225 no later than December 10 in the Fall term or May 1 in the Spring term.
Empirical and theoretical analysis of community processes affecting Asian Americans, using New York's Asian communities (e.g., Chinatown) as models. Power structures, communications networks, role conflicts, and community change.
3 hr./wk.
For students with special cultural, literary, or linguistic interests who wish to pursue independent study and research. For juniors and seniors only. Program approval required.
Courses in the past three years have included: China and the World (History) Religious, Communal and Ethnic Conflicts in Modern India (History) Images of Asian Women through Film and Literature (Asian Studies) Chinese Family, Marriage and Kinship (Asian Studies) Memory, Identity and Historical Images (Asian Studies) Advanced Readings in Chinese Historical Writings (Asian Studies) Vietnam and the Cold War (Political Science) Asian Economic Development (Economics) Asian Cities (History) Asian-American Relations (History) Student Movements, Education and Chinese Intellectuals (Asian Studies) courses from other departments. Students are encouraged to take appropriate courses in other departments with the permission of their advisors. Some courses that may be of interest are listed below.
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Courses in the past three years have included: China and the World (History) Religious, Communal and Ethnic Conflicts in Modern India (History) Images of Asian Women through Film and Literature (Asian Studies) Chinese Family, Marriage and Kinship (Asian Studies) Memory, Identity and Historical Images (Asian Studies) Advanced Readings in Chinese Historical Writings (Asian Studies) Vietnam and the Cold War (Political Science) Asian Economic Development (Economics) Asian Cities (History) Asian-American Relations (History) Student Movements, Education and Chinese Intellectuals (Asian Studies) Science and Technology in Chinese History (History).
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This course explores major political, social, cultural, and economic exchanges between China and Japan from 1800 to the present. We will examine mutual perceptions, travel, and educational exchanges between the two countries. Topics include travel writing, imperialism, Japanese Orientalism, Pan-Asianism, and debates over post-war territory and historical memory. Assignments include note-taking paragraphs, a final paper, midterm, and final exam.
3 hr./wk.
Historical review of literary development from the ancient to the modern period. Selections of masterpieces in poetry, prose, drama and fiction, in original versions or English translation, for reading and discussion. Reading knowledge of Chinese not required.
3 hr./wk.
Leading authors and masterpieces since the May 4th Movement in 1919. Works from the Mainland, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore and the West selected for reading and review. Reading knowledge of Chinese not required.
3 hr./wk.