AAS 385

AAS 385: Asian Americans: The Law and Immigration

This course explores the relationship between Asian American immigration history and the law. We will examine the historical and contemporary construction of the Asian American immigrant/citizen/subject on the basis of debates on, arguments about, and enactments of legal statutes and court decisions in the U.S. Specifically, discussions will cover issues pertaining to justice, immigration and exclusion, naturalization and citizenship, internment and redress, sovereignty and self-determination, family and culture, gender and sexuality, free/hate speech and violence, refugee policy, and affirmative action and education. Since this may be considered a writing course, students are expected to fulfill several writing exercises. Friday sections will be devoted to researching, discussing, and writing those exercises.