SOUTHEAST ASIAN REFUGEES OF THE "COLD" WAR

ASIANAM 170

Explores how Hmong's participation in the Secret War that the U.S. waged in Laos shaped their experiences in the U.S., heightening the importance of Hmong Americans' social, cultural, and political self-definition and in making known their contributions to the advancement of U.S. society.

ASIAN/HISTORY 319

Explores the prolonged cycle of wars in Vietnam and its neighbors, 1940 to date, with due regard for both local and U.S. perspectives.

ASIAN/GEOG/HISTORY/POLISCI/SOC 244

As an introduction to Southeast Asia, covers the ethnic, cultural, religious, and political histories of the region from the classical states period to the present, with an emphasis on colonialism, nationalism, decolonization, and the emergence of modern political and social systems into the 21st century, including an exposure to region's contemporary literature. Not open to students who completed LCA 244 prior to Fall 2019.

ASIAN 403

An introduction to the societies, politics and cultures of Southeast Asia through modern literature. Fiction, testimony, poetry and ephemeral materials will be read alongside literary analysis to understand the roles of writing and art in social and political transformation. Topics will include revolution and uprising; violence and war; environment, migration and displacement; gender and sexuality; censorship and what cannot be written; and cities, the countryside and the spaces between them. Not open to students with credit for LCA 403 prior to Fall 2018

ASIAN/HISTORY 458

Effects of the modern Western revolution on the established societies of Southeast Asia through colonial rule and economic and cultural change. Not open to students with credit for LCA 458 prior to Fall 2018.