Asian American Literature Fall 2011
Asian American Literature Fall 2011 Class Schedule
Week | Date | This Week's Topics | Assignments Due |
Unit I: Immigrant Families, Struggles and Contributions |
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1 | 9/26/11 |
Intros Who are Asian Americans? Survey, Census
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Blogs |
2 | 10/3/11 | Individual, Family and Collective Stories
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Blogs |
3 | 10/10/11 |
Immigrant Struggles and Contributions
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Blogs |
4 | 10/17/11 |
You, Your Family and History
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Blogs Telling Your Story Part I Presentation, Write-up |
5 | 10/24/11 |
Discrimination, Prison, ICE
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Blogs |
6 | 10/31/11 |
Migrant Labor and the Asian American Movement
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Blogs |
7 | 11/7/11 |
Post-1965
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Blogs Plan for Analytical Essay |
8 | 11/14/11 |
Exam and Analytical Essay
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Blogs |
Unit II: Making Our Cultures |
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9 | 11/21/11 | Group Projects
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Blogs |
10 | 11/28/11 | New Media and Self-Expression |
Write-up for YouTube Project |
11 | 12/5/11 | Telling Your Story Part II | Telling Your Story Part II Presentation |
12 | 12/12/11 |
Course Wrap Up, Final Exam
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Telling Your Story Part II Write-up |