ETHN125/HIUS124: Asian American Historycourses.ucsd.edu/syllabi/S116/872835.pdf · “’Oriental...

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ETHN125/HIUS124:AsianAmericanHistoryUCSD|Summer12016

SOLIS109|Tuesdays/Thursdays11:00am-1:50pm

Instructor:MarkRedondoVillegas,Ph.D.Email:m6villegas@ucsd.eduOffice:SSB243Officehours:Tuesdays/Thursdays3:00-4:30andbyappointment

CourseDescriptionThiscoursewilldemonstratehowthe“paststillhauntsus.”Utilizingacombinationofcreativeliteratureandscholarlytexts,wewill“imagine”pre-1965AsianAmericanhistory.Thepassageofthe1965ImmigrantActandthearrivalofrefugeesfromSoutheastAsiamarkedaturningpointintheUnitedStates.Theseeventsusheredinlarge-scale,ongoingmigrationsofAsians,thusshiftingthetermsofU.S.whitenessandU.S.racialpoweringeneral.Priorto1965,AsiansintheUnitedStateswerestructuredbyviolentsystemsofracialdomination,occupyingsegregatedurbandistrictsand/ortoilinginhardlabor(i.e.plantations,farmwork,laundry,anddomesticwork).In“imagining”thesefacetsofAsianAmericanhistory,wewillseektoenvisionmorenuancedwaystointerpretthelongerarcofAmericanpoweranditsroleintheworld.LearningObjectives1. UtilizeworksofcreativeliteraturetodevelopavantageofAsianAmericanhistory.2. IdentifythegeneraltimelineofsignificantmigratoryeventsintheAsiandiasporaintheUnitedStates.3. ApplygeneralterminologyandkeywordsforsignificanteventsinthehistoryofU.S.racialformation.4. ArticulatetheimportanceofwhitenessinthecreationandmaintenanceofracialpowerintheUnitedStates.5. LinkU.S.nation-stateformationtoitsprojectofexpansion,conquest,andoverseasinterventions.6. Applycreativeresearchmethodologies.

RequiredTextbooks/Literarybooks• ShelleySang-HeeLee,ANewHistoryofAsianAmerica(Routledge,2013)• ShawnaYangRyan,WaterGhosts:ANovel(PenguinBooks,2007)• JadeSnowWong,FifthChineseDaughter(UniversityofWashingtonPress,1989)• MiltonMurayama,AllIAskingforisMyBody(UniversityofHawai`iPress,1975)CourseBlogTBAGradingCriteriaWeeklyKeywords(30%,4at7.5pointseach)DueMondaysat5:00pmonTritonEduploadedinfolderunder“Content”tab• Eachweek,setgroupswillsubmitalistof10“keywords”todefine/summarizefromtheassigned“non-literature”

readingsforthatparticularweek.Keepyourexplanationsbetween1-4sentenceslong.• Itistheresponsibilityofyourgrouptodecideyour“leader”ofthegroupeveryweek.Thisleaderwillcollectallthe

keywordsfromthegroupanduploadtheassignmenttoTritonEdbytheduedate/time.• Includeyourgroupname(ifapplicable),groupmembers’names,andthedateatthetopofaMicrosoftWorddoc.• Citations:Afterthedefinition/summaryofakeyword,placetheauthor’snameandthepagenumberswhereyoufind

thekeyword.Ifthereisnoauthor,writeashortenedversionofthetitle.Youcanomitpagenumbersiftheyarenot

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availableorapplicable.Exampleofakeyword: Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882- Preceded by the Anti-Coolie Law of 1862, the Page Act of 1875, and the Fifteen Passenger Act of 1979, this act brought to a halt Chinese immigration due to… (Lee 137-138)

OrientalCookeryblog(15%)dueThur.July14• Asagroup,youwillplaytheroleofawhiteColdWar-erahousewifeand/orchefwhoseekstoenlightentheirreaders.• Inourclassblog,youwillpostpicturesoffoodanddescribetheminamannerreflectedinmainstreamwhiteAmerican

fascinationwith“Oriental”peopleandculture.• Althoughmeanttoevokesatire,takethisexercisequiteseriously.YouwillbegradedbasedonyourcritiquesofFifth

ChineseDaughterandyourknowledgeofColdWar-eraracerelations.• Agradingrubricforthisexercisewillberevealed.CreativeProject(25%--Abstract5%ofthis)dueThur.July28 • Yourgroupwillcreatea“socialmediaartifact”suchasaGIF,a3-minutepodcast,cartoon,orshortvideoinspiredby

one(ormore)ofyourkeywords.• Youwillpostthisartifactonourcourseblog,whereyouwillwriteanarrativejustifyingitsrelevancetoourcourse.• Whenyourartifacthasbeenperfected,youwillcirculateitonvarioussocialmediavenues.Youwillgatherevidenceof

thiscirculationforyourgrade.• Finally,youwillpresentthisartifacttoourclassanddiscussyoursuccessincirculatingitontheinternet.• Agradingrubricforthisexercisewillberevealed.FinalOnlineResponse(20%)• Comparativeinnature,thefinalonlineresponsewillaskyoutosynthesizethecourse’smaterial.• Thewordcountisbetween800-1000words.• ThefinalonlineresponsepromptwillbegivenWeek5.• Inadditiontoassignedreadings,youcanincorporatediscussionsfromclassandonlineresponses,andfindingsfrom

youoryourpeers’presentations/projects.• Agradingrubricwillberevealed.ClassParticipation/Attendance(10%) • Studentswillbegradedbasedontheirattendanceofclass.Themissingofmorethantwomeetingsjustifiesthefailure

oftheentirecourse.• YoumustpresentproperandlegitimatedocumentationduringWeek1ifyouplantomissanymeetings.• Studentsmustbringassignedbookstoallmeetings.• Gradingwillgreatlyconsideryouractiveparticipationincontributingtoclassdiscussions.Withthatsaid,perfect

attendancedoesnotguarantee10points.• Imayissueassignments,quizzes,andexercisesthataregradedtowardsclassparticipation/attendance.ElectronicDevicesPolicyUnlessotherwiseauthorized,studentsareprohibitedfromusinganyelectronicdevicesduringclass.Ifyouneedtouseadeviceinanemergency,kindlystepoutoftheclasstoaddressthis.EmailPolicyStudentsareexpectedtochecktheirUCSDemailaccountdaily.Theymustrespondtoinstructororteachingassistants’electronicrequestswithin48hours.AcademicDishonestyAllworkistobeproducedbythestudent.Anyassignment,paper,project,presentation,etc.thatisproducedbyanyoneelseotherthanthestudentbeinggradedwillresultinanautomaticFintheclassandimmediatedisciplinaryaction.Formoreonacademicdishonesty:https://students.ucsd.edu/academics/academic-integrity/index.htmlSpecialAccommodationsandNeedsStudentswhorequirespecialaccommodationsand/orneedsmustnotifymeinpersonorviaemailsothatIcanbestassistyou.ItisrecommendedyouregisterwithUCSD’sOfficeforStudentswithDisabilitiessothatyoucanreceivetheappropriateassistance:https://disabilities.ucsd.edu/students/registering.htmlMajoringorMinoringinEthnicStudiesManystudentstakeanEthnicStudiescoursebecausethetopicisofgreatinterestorbecauseofaneedtofulfillacollegegeneraleducationrequirement.OftenstudentshavetakenmanyETHNcoursesoutofinterest,yetdonotrealizehowclosetheyaretoamajor,aminor,orevenadoublemajor.AnEthnicStudiesmajorisexcellentpreparationforacareerinlaw,education,medicine,publichealth,socialwork,counseling,publicpolicy,andmanyothercareers.IfyouwouldlikeinformationabouttheEthnicStudiesmajororminor,pleasecontact:DaisyRodríguez,EthnicStudiesDepartmentUndergraduateAdvisor858-534-3277ord1rodriguez@ucsd.eduorvisitwww.ethnicstudies.ucsd.edu.

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TentativeScheduleWk1 Tue,Jun28:Layingthegroundwork Thur,Jun30:Ghosts,memory,andearlyU.S.raciallogic

Readingsdue(completedbytoday):• ANewHistoryofAsianAmericaTimeline

(weblink)• “Introduction”(Lee,1-3)• WaterGhosts(page1-28)

DataoncontemporaryAsianAmericansExcerptfromRace:ThePowerofanIllusionAssigngroups

Readingsdue:Tue(forreadingpacing)Lee:Ch.5-“RacismandtheAnti-AsianMovements”WedWaterGhosts(page29-57)Locke,CApicturesCreativeliteratureasknowledge

Wk2 Tue,Jul5:Exclusion,sexuality,andearlyChineseAmericancommunities

Thur,Jul7:Exclusion,sexuality,andearlyChineseAmericancommunities(continued)

Readingsdue:ThurLee:Ch.4-“SocialIntimacyandAsianAmericanCommunitiesbeforeWorldWarII”

WaterGhosts(58-81)FriWaterGhosts(82-162)Sat-MonWaterGhosts(163-256)

Due:Keywords1AngelIslandChinatownsExcerptsfromBrokenBlossoms

Readingsdue:Tue“RevisitingLocalHistoryandGhostlyMemoryinShawnaYangRyan’sLocke1928,”Chia-RongWu(PDF)

Wed“JadeSnowWong--notedauthor,ceramicist,”JohnWildermuth(weblink)

FifthChineseDaughter(Author’sNote,Chs.1-5)ImperialismandculinaryauthenticityGuestappearance:YenLiLoh,Ph.D.candidate,English,UniversityofFlorida

Wk3 Tue,Jul12:ColdWarOrientalism,the“NativeInformant,”andEarlyFeminism

Thur,Jul14:The“NewWoman”andsecondgenerationChineseAmericanidentities

Readingsdue:ThurLee:Ch.1-“OrientalismbeforeAsianAmerica”(page5-15)

Lee:Ch.7-“Americanization,Modernity,andtheSecondGenerationthroughthe1930s”

Fri“’OrientalCookery’:DevouringAsianandPacificCuisineduringtheColdWar,”MarkPadoongpatt(PDF)

Sat-MonLee:Ch.9-“AsianAmericaintheEarlyColdWarYears”(page245-247;259-263)

FifthChineseDaughter(Chs.7,8,13,14)Due:Keywords2ProjectabstractOrientalCookerymeetingtimeIn-classfilmviewing:FlowerDrumSong(excerpt)

Readingsdue:TueFifthChineseDaughter(Chs.15,18,19,20)WedFifthChineseDaughter(Chs.23,26,27,28)Due:OrientalCookeryblogpostGuestappearance:EricaCheung,Ph.D.student,CultureandTheory,UniversityofCalifornia,IrvineIn-classfilmviewing:AnnaMayWong,InHerOwnWords

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Wk4 Tue,Jul19:Plantationlabor,racialorder,andU.S.imperialexpansioninthePacific

Thur,Jul21:JapaneseAmericancrisis,citizenship,andWWII

Readingsdue:ThurLee-HawaiiFriAllIAskingforIsMyBody,MiltonMurayama(pages105-110,1-38)

Sat-MonAllIAskingforIsMyBody,MiltonMurayama(39-67)

Due:Keywords3

Readingsdue:TueAllIAskingforIsMyBody,MiltonMurayama(pages68-103)WedLee-Ch.8-“AsianAmericansandtheCrucibleofWWII”In-classdebate:ToBecome“American”ornot?

Wk5 Tue,Jul26:U.S.Empire,Filipinofarmworkersandhistoricalinvisibility

Thur,Jul28:U.S.EmpireinthePhilippinescontinued/PresentationDay

Readingsdue:ThurLittleManilaisintheHeart,DawnMabalon,“Introduction:RememberingLittleManila”(page1-12)[availablefreeon-campusorviaUCSDlibraryVPNproxyserver]

FriLittleManilaisintheHeart,“Chapter3:MakingaFilipina/oAmericanWorldinStockton”(pages101-126)Sat-MonLittleManilaisintheHeart,“Chapter3:MakingaFilipina/oAmericanWorldinStockton”(pages127-148)Due:Keywords4In-classfilmviewing:

DelanoManongsAmigo

Readingsdue:Tue“ApocalypseNowandThen”(PDF)

Wed“AnExerciseonHowtoJointheNavyandStillNotSeeTheWorld”byJesseQuinsaat(PDF)

(PDF)In-classfilmviewing:Amigo(continued)Presentations

FinalsSaturday,Jul30,3:00pm