Global Asians (216-0-20)

Instructors

Ji-Yeon Yuh
847/467-6538
Harris Hall - Room 306 (Winter 2021 - Remote)

Meeting Info

Parkes Hall 224: Tues, Thurs 11:00AM - 12:20PM

Overview of class

This is a comparative course that will examine the international migration histories of different Asian groups in the 20th century and the development of community and ethnic identity of those groups in different national contexts. We will interrogate the concept of diaspora versus migration versus immigration, and the notions of identity and community implicit in each framework. We will discuss notions of group belonging and ideas of citizenship, nationality and ethnicity, and also compare how different ethnic groups and different national societies have handled ethnic/racial/cultural diversity. We will, in short, be examining the crossing and construction of multiple borders, the cultural encounters and the mixings of various Asian groups in various socioeconomic and political contexts in different nation-states.

Registration Requirements

Attendance at first class mandatory

Learning Objectives

Objectives: 1) general knowledge of key aspects of Asian diaspora in the 20th century, including economic, political, social, and cultural dimensions; 2) relevance of migration/immigration policies, cultural policies, economic policies, and race and ethnicity to individual and collective histories of Asian migrants, immigrants, refugees, and exiles; 3) material connections between globalization and diaspora.

Evaluation Method

team project, paper

Class Materials (Required)

tba

Class Notes

History Area(s) of Concentration: Americas. European, Africa/Middle East, Asia/Middle East, Global

Class Attributes

Historical Studies Distro Area