Explore a Future in Asian American Studies
18th Annual Balgopal Lecture Features Acclaimed Author Eman Abdelhadi
AAS Faculty & Graduate Student Receive HRI Fellowship
AAS Courses Available for Fall 2026
AAS Faculty Member Susan Koshy awarded prestigious Sawyer Seminar Grant
Soo Ah Kwon wins Dean’s Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching
New Publication from Maryam Kashani
AAS 100: Intro to Asian American Studies
Interdisciplinary introduction to the basic concepts and approaches in Asian American Studies. Surveys the various dimensions of Asian American experiences including history, social organization, literature, arts, and politics.
AAS 200: US Race and Empire
Invites students to examine histories and narratives of U.S. race and empire, drawing upon multiple theoretical and methodological works in Asian American studies and related fields.
AAS 215: US Citizenship Comparatively
Examines the racial, gendered, and sexualized aspects of US citizenship historically and comparatively. Interdisciplinary course taught from a humanities perspective. Readings draw from critical legal studies, history, literature, literary criticism, and ethnography.
AAS 300: Theories of Race, Gender and Sexuality
Explores theories for performing interdisciplinary, intersectional and comparative studies within the field of Asian American studies. Follows multiple genealogies of critical work in ethnic and American studies.