AMST 272 Asian Immigrants in American Society

This course examines the experiences of Asian immigrants and their descendants in American society since the mid-19th century. Topics include "push" and "pull" factors that have led various Asian groups to the United States the problems they faced as they adapted to their new homeland changes in Asian American communities since the 1960s the influence of U.S. policies toward Asia on Asian immigration and the impact of globalization and transnational networks on Asian Americans in our rapidly changing era.