Spring 2027

Asian American History: Movement and Dislocation

Examines colonialism, war, and capitalism's impact on Asian movement to the U.S., analyzing how racial, gendered, class, sexual, and national structures shaped immigration.

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Summary

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Past student reviews · Cindy Cheng

Readings were dense, though skimming was often sufficient since most content was covered in lecture. Tests and papers were based exclusively on the readings.

What you’ll be able to do

  • Describe how the past has affected present day circumstances regarding race and immigration policies in the United States.

  • Recognize and question cultural assumptions and knowledge claims as they relate to Asians and Asian Americans.

  • Demonstrate self-awareness and empathy toward the cultural perspectives and worldviews of others.

Source: UW Guide 1 UW Guide 2

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Prerequisites

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ASIANAM/HISTORY 160

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Professors

Spring 2027

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Historical instructors & teaching patterns

CINDY CHENG is recorded teaching in Fall 2008, Fall 2010, Fall 2011, Fall 2012, Fall 2013, Fall 2015, Fall 2016, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Fall 2019, Fall 2020, Fall 2022, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Student experience

the class

Past student reviews · Cindy Cheng

Professor Cheng’s passionate and interesting lectures made the course engaging for students, with many reporting they learned a great deal.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.79 GPA, 86.4% A/AB (n=66 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.77 GPA, 87.2% A/AB (n=148 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.65 GPA, 84.4% A/AB (n=135 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Past student reviews · Cindy Cheng

Readings were dense, though skimming was often sufficient since most content was covered in lecture. Tests and papers were based exclusively on the readings.

Past student reviews · Cindy Cheng

A strict no-tech policy discouraged laptops and cell phones, which some found inconvenient but others felt helped maintain attention and success.

Topics

  • Colonialism, war, and capitalism
  • Racial, gendered, class, sexual, and national formations
  • Asian immigration to North America

Skills

  • Describing historical impacts on contemporary race and immigration policies
  • Questioning cultural assumptions about Asians and Asian Americans
  • Demonstrating empathy toward diverse cultural perspectives

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About this comparison

1316 courses over the same term, each with at least 30 recorded letter grades. Cross-listed courses count once. GPA is not a measure of difficulty or teaching quality. The typical course is the median by recorded grade count; tied values are not counted as lower. Grade counts describe course scale, not unique students or typical section size.

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Sources & history

UW–Madison

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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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