Asian & Asian American Studies
2 courses · Merritt College · 2026-2027 Catalog
ASAME 19 Racism in the United States
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 3 hours lecture
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
- C-ID
- SJS 110
Also offered as AFRAM 19, M/LAT 6, and NATAM 19. Not open for credit to students who have completed or are currently enrolled in AFRAM 19, M/LAT 6, and NATAM 19. Exploration of the development of modern racism in the United States: Economic, socio-cultural, and psychological implications; and resistances to its effects from African-American, Asian-American, Mexican and Latin-American and Native American perspectives.
ASAME 30 Asians and Asian Americans Through Films
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 3 hours lecture
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
Culture and societies of Asia and the Asian Diaspora, with particular emphasis on Asian American documentary and dramatic 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.