Spring 2027

Special Topics

Special topics course covering themes in Asian American Studies such as activism, public policy, history, poverty, family, law, immigration, diaspora, refugeeism, gender, and sexuality.

offering recorded3 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 No instructors listed

Summary

1 / 5

Past student reviews · Jan Miyasaki

Assessment included two exams and four reaction papers, all weighed equally, with clear rubrics and sample exam questions provided by the instructor.

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Prerequisites

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Sophomore standing

  • Sophomore standing
ASIANAM 540

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  • Sophomore standing

Professors

Spring 2027

No instructors recorded for this selection.

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

JAN MIYASAKI is recorded teaching in Spring 2009, Fall 2009, Fall 2012, Fall 2013, Fall 2014, Spring 2015, Fall 2015, Fall 2016, Fall 2017. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Calendar & sections

Spring 2027

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SectionModeEnrolled / capacityWaitlist
LEC 003Classroom Instruction0 / 350

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Student experience

the class

Past student reviews · Jan Miyasaki

Students described the course as relatively easy with a manageable workload, noting that lectures covered the Asian American movement without a required textbook.

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2024: 3.50 GPA, 75.0% A/AB (n=16 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.60 GPA, 83.7% A/AB (n=43 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.69 GPA, 85.2% A/AB (n=27 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Past student reviews · Jan Miyasaki

Assessment included two exams and four reaction papers, all weighed equally, with clear rubrics and sample exam questions provided by the instructor.

Past student reviews · Lisa Ho

One student found Professor Lisa Ho’s approach caring and relevant, highlighting her incorporation of current events and open discussions on AAPI hate.

Topics

  • Activism, public policy, history, poverty, family, law, immigration, diaspora, refugeeism, gender, and sexuality

Skills

  • Engage with themes in Asian American Studies including activism, public policy, history, poverty, family, law, immigration, diaspora, refugeeism, gender, and sexuality.

Grades

Latest available · Fall 2025— not enough history to project Spring 2027.

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Catalog & offerings

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ASIANAM 540 · Spring 2027

Special Topics

Recorded 2026-10-14
ASIANAM 540 · Spring 2027

Hmong American Studies

Recorded 2026-10-14
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B
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Model & dataset provenance 
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