HIST 34 Asian Pacific American History

Units: 3
Hours: 54 hours LEC
Grade Options: Letter Grade
General Education: Delta Areas 4 & 5; CSU Area D; IGETC Area 3B
Term Typically Offered: Every term
This course is a survey lecture course that examines the social, political, economic, and cultural history of Asian immigrants and Asian Americans in the United States from the 1850s to the present. The emphasis is on the Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Asian Indian, Filipino, Vietnamese, Cambodian, Lao, Hmong, and Native Hawaiian experiences. Major themes include the immigration and settlement patterns of diverse Asian groups, occupational patterns, family and community formation, race relations, and California state and local government policies. (HBCU, UC, CSU)