Asian and Asian American Studies
A.A. Degree Asian & Asian American Studies · Laney College · 2026-2027 Catalog
The Asian and Asian American Studies Program includes courses concentrating on Asia as well as courses concerning Asian peoples and Asian Americans in the Americas. Historical, sociological, psychological and aesthetic perspectives are used in these courses in order to provide a broad understanding of this diverse area of the world and the dynamic peoples who live there and trace their ancestry to that region. The major emphasizes the disaggregation of the Asian American experience, focusing not only on East Asians, but also Central Asians, South Asians, and Southeast Asians, as well as Pacific Islanders. Courses feature a comparative methodology, exploring Asian and Asian American phenomena both within and across race and ethnicity.
Career Opportunities
Program is geared in future careers in Teaching, Social Work, Public Health, Community Organizing, as well as working in higher education or graduate school.
Program Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this program a student will be able to:
- Evaluate the development of the field of Asian American Studies, and utilize research methodologies and scholarship within the field to produce research papers.
- Effectively employ social science methodologies in the analysis of issues related to Asian American Studies
- Identify, and describe, the general history of Asian American people in the U.S.
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Core Course (6 units): | 6 | |
| ASAME 20 | Asian American History | 3 |
| ASAME 35 | Women of Color | 3 |
| orAFRAM 35 | Women of Color | 3 |
| orM/LAT 35 | Women of Color | 3 |
| orNATAM 35 | Women of Color | 3 |
| Arts and Humanities (3 units): | 3 | |
| ASAME 10 | Asian and Asian American Popular Culture | 3 |
| ASAME 30 | Asians and Asian Americans Through Films | 3 |
| Social Sciences and History (6 units): | 6 | |
| ASAME 2 | Introduction to the Pacific Islander Experience from 1850 to the Present | 3 |
| ASAME 21 | Asian American Communities | 3 |
| ASAME 32 | Asian American Psychology | 3 |
| ASAME 42 | South and Southeast Asians in the United States | 3 |
| Comparative Courses (3 units): | 3 | |
| ETHST 20 | Arab and Muslim Experiences in the United States | 3 |
| ETHST 1 | Introduction to Ethnic Studies | 3 |
| ETHST 3 | Race, Gender and Sports | 3 |
| ETHST 14 | Community Building and Transformation in Urban America | 3 |
| ETHST 30 | Introduction to Race, Gender and Health | 3 |
| ETHST 50 | Introduction to Race, Class and Schools | 3 |
| Total Major Units | 18 | |
| General Education Requirements | 21 | |
| Electives Courses to meet 60 | 0 | |
| Total Units | 60 | |