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Introduction to Asian American Literature
| Course Number: | LIT 283 |
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| Title: | Introduction to Asian American Literature |
| Day & Time 1: | TR 02:30PM 03:45PM |
| Instructor I: | Yao S |
| Credit: | 1.00 |
| Course Description: | Examination of themes, forms, and history of literary production by people of Asian descent in the United States. We will survey translated and English-language works by Asian American writers of varying ethnic affiliations, including Chinese, Japanese, Filipino, Korean, Indian, and others. We鈥檒l explore how each writer negotiates a relationship with a particular cultural heritage, as well as confronts the racial, cultural, and political formations of the U.S.. Authors include Maxine Hong Kingston, Carlos Bulosan, John Okada, the Angel Island poets, and others. |
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