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ETHN125/HIUS124:AsianAmericanHistoryUCSD|Summer12016
SOLIS109|Tuesdays/Thursdays11:00am-1:50pm
Instructor:MarkRedondoVillegas,Ph.D.Email:[email protected]: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
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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
