# Credit (ASAM) courses

Santa Barbara City College · 2026-2027 Catalog · 2 courses

Source: https://catalog.sbcc.edu/course-descriptions/asam/

"Offered" lists sections in this catalog year's class schedules: Fall 2026, Spring 2027.

### ASAM 101 — Comparative Asian-American History, 1849-1965

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 54 (54 lecture)
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/santa-barbara-city-college/schedule/fall-2026/asam.md); Spring 2027, 2 sections (/c/santa-barbara-city-college/schedule/spring-2027/asam.md)
- SBCC General Education: SBCCGE Area B, SBCCGE Area C, SBCCGE Area E2, SBCCGE Area E5, SBCCGE Area 3, SBCCGE Area 4, SBCCGE Area 6
- Transfer Information: Cal-GETC Area 3B, Cal-GETC Area 4, Cal-GETC Area 6, CSUGE Area C2, CSUGE Area D3, CSUGE Area F, CSU US-1, IGETC Area 3B, IGETC Area 4, IGETC Area 4C, IGETC Area 7

Comparative analysis from 1849-1965 of Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Filipino immigration into Hawaii and the continental United States; settlement and employment patterns, community organizations, anti-Asian movements; women and families; internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II; and post-war developments.

### ASAM 102 — Contemporary Asian-American History

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 54 (54 lecture)
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026, Spring 2027 schedules
- SBCC General Education: SBCCGE Area B, SBCCGE Area C, SBCCGE Area E5, SBCCGE Area 3, SBCCGE Area 4, SBCCGE Area 6
- Transfer Information: Cal-GETC Area 3B, Cal-GETC Area 4, Cal-GETC Area 6, CSUGE Area C2, CSUGE Area D3, CSUGE Area F, IGETC Area 3B, IGETC Area 4, IGETC Area 4C, IGETC Area 7

Focuses on Asian-Americans from 1965 to present, including renewed immigration, the impact of new Asian-American ethnic groups, responses to racism, and the demographics, culture and politics of Asian-Americans in the 21st century.