Spring 2027

Asian American History: Settlement and National Belonging

Explores Asian American settlement and national belonging, focusing on social, cultural, and political citizenship, diaspora, transnationality, and place.

offering recorded3–4 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Cindy Cheng4.2/5

Summary

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Past student reviews · Cindy Cheng

One student described the class as extremely easy, noting that Cindy provided all exam questions and papers were graded generously.

What you’ll be able to do

  • Describe how the past has affected present day circumstances regarding race and citizenship 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 161

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Professors

Spring 2027

Cindy Cheng

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About this rating

Raw average: 4.28/5 from 78 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

For this course: 5.0/5 raw quality · 1.5/5 difficulty · 2 reviews

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Past student reviews · Cindy Cheng

Cindy Cheng provided all exam questions and graded papers generously, making the class easy, though one student found it boring.

Cindy Cheng’s lectures were interesting and thought-provoking; one student found that writing notes by hand under the no-tech policy helped them retain information and do well.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2017: 3.75 GPA, 90.5% A/AB (n=283 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.93 GPA, 97.8% A/AB (n=46 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.61 GPA, 80.8% A/AB (n=52 letter grades).

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

CINDY CHENG is recorded teaching in Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Calendar & sections

Spring 2027

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SectionModeEnrolled / capacityWaitlist
LEC 001Classroom Instruction0 / 580
DIS 302Classroom Instruction0 / 180
DIS 303Classroom Instruction0 / 180
DIS 301Classroom Instruction0 / 180
DIS 304Classroom Instruction0 / 180
LEC 001Classroom Instruction0 / 720
DIS 302Classroom Instruction0 / 180
DIS 303Classroom Instruction0 / 180
DIS 301Classroom Instruction0 / 180
DIS 304Classroom Instruction0 / 180

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Student experience

the class

Past student reviews · Cindy Cheng

Students found Professor Cheng's lectures interesting and thought-provoking, noting that the material was engaging.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2017: 3.75 GPA, 90.5% A/AB (n=283 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.93 GPA, 97.8% A/AB (n=46 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.61 GPA, 80.8% A/AB (n=52 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Past student reviews · Cindy Cheng

One student described the class as extremely easy, noting that Cindy provided all exam questions and papers were graded generously.

Past student reviews · Cindy Cheng

A student found the no-tech policy helpful, stating that writing by hand improved retention compared to using devices.

Topics

  • Social, cultural, and political citizenship of Asians in the U.S.
  • Diaspora, transnationality, and place
  • Race and citizenship in the United States

Skills

  • Describe historical impacts on present-day race and citizenship
  • Question cultural assumptions about Asians and Asian Americans
  • Demonstrate self-awareness and empathy toward cultural perspectives

Grades

Latest available · Spring 2026— not enough history to project Spring 2027.

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Where this course fits relative to

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About this comparison

1280 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.

Descriptions compare GPA with this group’s average: at least 0.20 higher or lower; otherwise close to average. Section size uses median recorded enrollment: small up to 30, mid-sized 31–99, large 100+. Lectures and discussion/lab sections are described separately.

Sources & history

UW–Madison

Catalog & offerings

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Selected offering source records
ASIANAM/HISTORY 161 · Spring 2027

Asian American History: Settlement and National Belonging

Recorded 2026-10-14
ASIANAM/HISTORY 161 · Spring 2027

Asian American History: Settlement and National Belonging

Recorded 2026-10-14
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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