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Fall 2023
Dec 05, 2025
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HIST 318 - Asian American History - University of Hawaii West Oahu
Pre: ENG 100. This course will examine the experience of Asian immigrants and their citizen descendants in the United States, with an emphasis on Hawai`i. The groups covered include Chinese, Filipino, Japanese, Korean, South Asian, and Southeast Asian Americans. Topics include discussion of: 1) historical forces in the Asian countries and in the U.S. which shaped Asian immigration; 2) the development of ethnic communities; and 3) the struggle of Asians against American nativist feelings and discrimination. This course will also examine the broader question of how race is formed in America, and how racial categories affect our daily lives and the way we see the world. (DH)
3.000 Credit hours
45.000 Lecture hours

Schedule Types: Hybrid-Technology Intensive, Lecture

Humanities Division
Humanities Department

Prerequisites:
ENG 100
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