{
  "college": "laney-college",
  "edition": "2026-2027",
  "code": "ASAME",
  "name": "Asian & Asian American Studies",
  "sourceUrl": "https://lan.curriqunet.com/catalog/iq/44166/44231/44171/44608/44610",
  "courses": [
    {
      "code": "ASAME 2",
      "subject": "ASAME",
      "number": "2",
      "title": "Introduction to the Pacific Islander Experience from 1850 to the Present",
      "units": "3",
      "hours": "3 hours lecture",
      "cid": [],
      "transfer": [
        "CSU",
        "UC"
      ],
      "description": "Introduction to the experiences of Pacific Islanders in the United States through historical and political lens of annexation, immigration and acculturation: Comparison of social outcomes of Pacific Islanders by investigating themes of identity, colonialism, and community activism.",
      "notes": [
        "AA/AS area 4, 6; Cal-GETC Area 4;"
      ],
      "offered": []
    },
    {
      "code": "ASAME 10",
      "subject": "ASAME",
      "number": "10",
      "title": "Asian and Asian American Popular Culture",
      "units": "3",
      "hours": "3 hours lecture",
      "cid": [],
      "transfer": [
        "CSU",
        "UC"
      ],
      "description": "Survey of major Asian American cultural themes: Analysis of popular and contemporary cultural productions such as music, performance arts, visual culture, food, film, digital/internet cultures, environmental activism, and transnational practices to contest and reconstruct ethnic and racial identity in the United States.",
      "notes": [
        "AA/AS area 3, 6; Cal-GETC Area 3A;"
      ],
      "offered": [
        {
          "term": "fall-2026",
          "name": "Fall 2026",
          "sections": 1,
          "open": 0,
          "url": "/c/laney-college/schedule/fall-2026/asame/#asame-10",
          "subject": "ASAME"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "code": "ASAME 20",
      "subject": "ASAME",
      "number": "20",
      "title": "Asian American History",
      "units": "3",
      "hours": "3 hours lecture",
      "cid": [],
      "transfer": [
        "CSU",
        "UC"
      ],
      "description": "Survey of Asian American history from the 19th century to the present: Asian immigration to the Americas; labor histories in America; longitudinal histories of racially motivated laws and Civil Rights movement, anti-colonial and anti-racial movements; and histories of social, environmental, class, and gender justice movements.",
      "notes": [
        "AA/AS area 4, 6; Cal-GETC Area 4;"
      ],
      "offered": []
    },
    {
      "code": "ASAME 21",
      "subject": "ASAME",
      "number": "21",
      "title": "Asian American Communities",
      "units": "3",
      "hours": "3 hours lecture",
      "cid": [],
      "transfer": [
        "CSU",
        "UC"
      ],
      "description": "Study of political, economic, and social structures of Asian American communities, past and present: Emphasis on current issues and problems including racial justice, environmental justice, gender, representation, and self-representation.",
      "notes": [
        "AA/AS area 4, 6; Cal-GETC Area 4;"
      ],
      "offered": [
        {
          "term": "fall-2026",
          "name": "Fall 2026",
          "sections": 1,
          "open": 1,
          "url": "/c/laney-college/schedule/fall-2026/asame/#asame-21",
          "subject": "ASAME"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "code": "ASAME 26",
      "subject": "ASAME",
      "number": "26",
      "title": "Politics in Modern Asia",
      "units": "3",
      "hours": "3 hours lecture",
      "cid": [],
      "transfer": [
        "CSU",
        "UC"
      ],
      "description": "Survey of major political developments in Asia in the 21st century: Decolonization and decolonial movements in Asia; the rise of the so-called Asian economic powers; environmental and environmental justice movements in Asia; cultural politics in Asia; the politics of race, class, and gender in Asia",
      "notes": [
        "AA/AS area 4; Cal-GETC Area 4;"
      ],
      "offered": []
    },
    {
      "code": "ASAME 30",
      "subject": "ASAME",
      "number": "30",
      "title": "Asians and Asian Americans Through Films",
      "units": "3",
      "hours": "3 hours lecture",
      "cid": [],
      "transfer": [
        "CSU",
        "UC"
      ],
      "description": "Culture and societies of Asia and the Asian Diaspora, with particular emphasis on Asian American documentary and narrative films: Examination of films as a medium of communication and representation of Asian and Asian American cultures, exploring common cultural elements and symbols; themes and motifs in films by and about Asian Americans, Central Asians, East Asians, and South and Southeast Asians.",
      "notes": [
        "AA/AS area 3, 4, 6; Cal-GETC Area 3B;"
      ],
      "offered": [
        {
          "term": "fall-2026",
          "name": "Fall 2026",
          "sections": 3,
          "open": 1,
          "url": "/c/laney-college/schedule/fall-2026/asame/#asame-30",
          "subject": "ASAME"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "code": "ASAME 32",
      "subject": "ASAME",
      "number": "32",
      "title": "Asian American Psychology",
      "units": "3",
      "hours": "3 hours lecture",
      "cid": [],
      "transfer": [
        "CSU",
        "UC"
      ],
      "description": "Principles of psychology: Growth and development of Asian Americans.",
      "notes": [
        "AA/AS area 4, 6; Cal-GETC Area 4;"
      ],
      "offered": []
    },
    {
      "code": "ASAME 35",
      "subject": "ASAME",
      "number": "35",
      "title": "Women of Color",
      "units": "3",
      "hours": "3 hours lecture",
      "cid": [
        "SJS 120"
      ],
      "transfer": [
        "CSU",
        "UC"
      ],
      "description": "Interdisciplinary examination of the lives of women of color in the U.S.: Exploration of the intersection of gender, class, ethnicity and race in the lives of African American, Asian American, Chicana/x and Latina/x, and Native American women in the U.S. Also offered as AFRAM 35, M/LAT 35 or NATAM 35. Not open for credit to students who have completed or are concurrently enrolled in AFRAM 35, M/LAT 35, or NATAM 35.",
      "notes": [
        "AA/AS area 4, 6; Cal-GETC Area 4;"
      ],
      "offered": []
    },
    {
      "code": "ASAME 42",
      "subject": "ASAME",
      "number": "42",
      "title": "South and Southeast Asians in the United States",
      "units": "3",
      "hours": "3 hours lecture",
      "cid": [],
      "transfer": [
        "CSU",
        "UC"
      ],
      "description": "Survey of the South and Southeast Asian experience in the United States: Analysis of post-colonialism, migration, and refugee migration and resettlement through themes of race, ethnicity, language, class, caste, culture, gender, and sexuality.",
      "notes": [
        "AA/AS area 4, 6; Cal-GETC Area 4;"
      ],
      "offered": []
    },
    {
      "code": "ASAME 49",
      "subject": "ASAME",
      "number": "49",
      "title": "Independent Study in Asian and Asian American Studies",
      "units": ".5-5",
      "hours": ".5 - 5 hours lecture",
      "cid": [],
      "transfer": [
        "CSU"
      ],
      "description": "In-depth exploration of an area or problem of the student's choice not covered by regular catalog offerings in Asian and Asian American Studies. Student must obtain approval from an appropriate faculty member. For more details, see the section on independent study in the college catalog.",
      "notes": [
        "UC transferability is determined by UC faculty after transfer, please see a counselor for more information."
      ],
      "offered": []
    }
  ]
}