Ethnic Studies
5 courses · Santiago Canyon College · 2025-2026 Catalog
Classes: Summer 2026
ETHN 101 Introduction to Ethnic Studies
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 contact hours total
- Advisory
- Anti-Requisite: SOC 101 (Introduction to Ethnic Studies)
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
This introductory course will take an intersectional and interdisciplinary approach to the examination of the cultural, economic, educational, and political issues that impact the four historically racialized groups (Native Americans, African Americans, Asian Americans, and Latinx Americans) within the United States. This course will analyze how racial formations have been constructed and contested, as well as, provide theories and tools to understand and combat racism across multiple relations of power.
ETHN 110 Introduction to Asian Pacific American Studies
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 contact hours total
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
This introductory course will take an intersectional and interdisciplinary approach to the examination of the cultural, economic, educational, and political issues that may impact Asian and Pacific Islander Americans. Topics that will be addressed include, but are not limited to, Asian Pacific American history, identity construction, gender, class, sexual orientation, religion, language, stereotypes, sovereignty, anti-Asian violence, generational status, immigration, labor, and social justice, and liberation.
ETHN 120 Introduction to African American Studies
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 contact hours total
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
This introductory course will take an intersectional and interdisciplinary approach to the examination of the cultural, economic, educational, and political issues that may impact African Americans. Topics that will be addressed include, but are not limited to, origins of African American/Africana Studies, African American history, gender, class, sexual orientation, religion, family dynamics, educational attainment, labor, empowerment, anti-racism, and liberation.
ETHN 130 Introduction to Chicano Studies
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 contact hours total
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
This introductory course will take an intersectional and interdisciplinary approach to the examination of the cultural, economic, educational, and political issues that may impact Chicanas/os/x/e. Topics that will be addressed include, but are not limited to, Chicano history, identity construction, gender, class, sexual orientation, religion, language, educational attainment, generational status, immigration, labor, decolonization, and liberation. Former Title: CHST 101, Introduction To Chicano Studies (2020)
ETHN 140 Introduction to Native American Studies
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 contact hours total
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
This introductory course will take an intersectional and interdisciplinary approach to the examination of the cultural, economic, educational, and political issues that may impact Native Americans. Topics that will be addressed include, but are not limited to Native American history, languages, gender, sexual orientation, class, labor, health, land conflicts, sovereignty, stereotypes, anti-Indigenous violence, identity construction, tribal recognition, cultural permanence, decolonization, self-determination, and liberation.