Undergraduate Courses on Migration

FALL QUARTER

WINTER QUARTER
 

ASA 1: Historical Experience of Asian Americans
Wendy Ho, Professor, Asian American Studies

Introduction to Asian American Studies through an overview of the history of Asians in America from the 1840s to the present within the context of the development of the United States.

 

ASA 2: Contemporary Issues of Asian Americans
Wayne Jopanda, PhD Student, Cultural Studies

Introduction to Asian American Studies through the critical analysis of the impact of race, racism, ethnicity, imperialism, militarism, and immigration since post-World War II on Asian Americans. Topics may include sexuality, criminality, class, hate crimes, and inter-ethnic relations.

 

SOC 4: Immigration and Opportunity
Ariana Valle, Assistant Professor, Sociology

Social and demographic analysis of immigration: motives and experiences of immigrants; immigration and social mobility; immigration, assimilation, and social change; multicultural societies. Detailed study of immigration into the U.S., with comparative studies of Europe, Australia, and other host countries.

 

SPRING QUARTER


ASA 1: Historical Experience of Asian Americans
Richard Kim, Professor, Asian American Studies

Introduction to Asian American Studies through an overview of the history of Asians in America from the 1840s to the present within the context of the development of the United States.

 

ASA 2: Contemporary Issues of Asian Americans
Ga Young Chung, Assistant Professor, Asian American Studies

Introduction to Asian American Studies through the critical analysis of the impact of race, racism, ethnicity, imperialism, militarism, and immigration since post-World War II on Asian Americans. Topics may include sexuality, criminality, class, hate crimes, and inter-ethnic relations.

 

HIS 179: Asian American History
Cecilia Tsu, Associate Professor, History

This course surveys the historical experience of people of Asian ancestry in the United States from the mid-nineteenth century to the present. We will explore the experiences of Asian immigrants and Asian Americans within the broader context of immigration and race relations in U.S. history. Major questions framing the course will be: What are the arguments for a common Asian American experience? What are the limits of a shared Asian American experience? What does the history of Asian America tell us about America? How have Asian Americans resisted and struggled to define their identity, livelihood, and a sense of “home” in America?

 

ARE 150: Agricultural Labor Economics
Zachariah Rutledge, Postdoctoral Research Scholar, Agricultural and Resource Economics

Analysis of labor markets with focus on U.S. and world agriculture. Labor supply, demand, market equilibrium; why farm labor markets are different; global trends in farm labor; U.S. farm labor history; unions and collective bargaining; immigration policy.

 

ECN 117: Economics of International Migration
Santiago Perez, Assistant Professor, Economics

Introduction to research on the economics of immigration. Immigrant demographics and reasons for migrating. Immigrant success and effects on native populations. Influence of immigrants on those left behind. Discussion of migration policy in the US and other countries.

 

CHI 112: Globalization, Transnational Migration, & Chicana/o & Latina/o Communities
Monica Torreiro-Casal, Lecturer, Chicano Studies

Chicana/o and Latina/o migration experiences within a global context. Topics include national and/or transnational migration in Mexico, Central America, and the United States.

 

CHI 130: United States-Mexican Border
Clarissa Rojas, Assistant Professor, Chicano Studies

Theories of U.S.-Mexican border relations, with an overview of the political, economic, and social relationships and an in-depth analysis of immigration issues, border industrialization, women's organizations, economic crises, and legal issues.

SUMMER SESSION 1

HUM 002A:  Contemporary Migrations in the Americas
María José Gutiérrez, PhD Candidate, Spanish

This course introduces students to Humanities topics and  methodologies by centering on literature, film, digital narratives, and  news media that address contemporary migrant trajectories across the  Americas. We will look at different discourses, storytelling practices,  and multimedia production that contest dominant notions of migrants  and refugees as “suffering”, “hard-worker” human beings. The course  focuses on narratives produced by migrants and non-migrant cultural  producers from the Americas that underscore different forms of feeling  and being in the world. Students will get familiar with global cultural  imaginaries about migration that travel transnationally to intersect  with local discourses in different countries in Central, South, and  North America. We will focus on global understandings of the so-called  “refugee literature”, experiences of being undocumented in the US,  border crossing experiences, and contemporary migrations from Haiti  and Cameroon to the Americas.