AARCC News and Upcoming Events
Choosing a Major Workshop
Tuesday, November 3
3:30-4:30 p.m.
Burnham Hall #121 (Honors College Library)
Need help choosing (or changing) your major? Not sure if your current one is the right major for you? How do you balance family expectations with your personal interests and talents? Selecting a major is an important decision you need to make in college, but can also be confusing, challenging, and stressful. Join the Asian American Mentor Program and Career Services for an interactive workshop that will help you to figure out what major is the best fit for you. Peer Mentors will be on hand to share their stories about choosing their majors, and staff will provide information on campus resources to help you with this decision! For more information, contact Corinne at ckodama@uic.edu or 312-413-9653.
Read AARCConnections!
The October issue of AARCConnections is here, featuring an interesting interview with our upcoming speaker Kevin Nadal. Also, learn about some Asian American leaders, find out about Asian American studies courses for spring semester, and enter AARCC's 5th Anniversary Trivia Contest! Read the October 2009 AARCConnections here!
Take an Asian American Studies Course!
Available Courses for Spring 2010 Semester:
ASAM 125 Introduction to Asian American Studies
Karen Su, MW 3:00 3:50 (LEC), F 2:00 or 3:00 (DIS)
Overview of Asian American experiences and perspectives in socio- historical context. Introduction to major concepts, issues, and debates in the field of Asian American Studies.
Individual and Society, and US Society course.
ASAM 228 Sociology of Asia and Asian Americans
Anna Guevarra, TR 12:30 1:45 (LCD)
Asian and Asian-American culture, institutions, and organization;
immigration, population, settlement patterns; occupations and
poverty; family and ethnic identification; inequality and politics;
values, prejudice, discrimination.
Individual and Society, and US Society course.
ASAM 328 Asian American Literature
Helen Jun, TR 3:30 4:45 (LCD)
Historical development of Asian American literature. It will identify
specific cultural and political issues that have shaped the broad
range and diverse ethnic interests of that writing.
Recommended background: ASAM 123.
ENGL 114 Introduction to Colonial and Postcolonial Literature
Mary Anne Mohanraj, TR 9:30 10:45 (LCD) or TR 2:00 3:15 (LCD) (2
sections)
An introduction to the literature in English most directly representative of the historical processes of colonialism and
decolonization that have shaped the modern world.
Creative Arts, and World Cultures course.
ENGL 358 Colonial and Postcolonial Literature
Mary Anne Mohanraj, TR 12:30 1:45 (LCD)
Studies a range of works produced in the context of nineteenth- and
twentieth-century colonialism, as well as from the postcolonial period.
ENGL 359 Ethnic American Literature
Mark Chiang, TR 11:00 12:15 (LCD)
Representative selections from a number of ethnic and minority
literatures.
Prerequisite(s): Grade of C or better in ENGL 240 and ENGL 243.
Recommended background: ENGL 113.
For more information, contact:
Bill Gallaga
809 UH
gallaga@uic.edu
(312) 355-3448
Mark Chiang, ASAM Coordinator
803 UH
mchiang@uic.edu
312-413-0463