[{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:50:17.026209+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM5NDAxOTky","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1426451","instructor_name":"Cabell Gathman","course_label":"SOC220","course_id":"ASIANAM/SOC 220","course_uid":"course_54405f70a70bfefd6487b1f6","review_date":"2024-05-08 03:50:49 +0000 UTC","comment":"Cabell is very biased, but I love her(she scares me lol, not a woman to mess with) but she speaks with PASSION! TA was extremely particular, hard grader, will challenge you for sure. Weekly quizzes off of lecture content and poorly written. 2 papers split into multiple graded drafts, 14 total weekly quizzes, dis attendance, 2 presentations","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1426451","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:50:17.026209+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM5MTgzOTI1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1426451","instructor_name":"Cabell Gathman","course_label":"SOC220","course_id":"ASIANAM/SOC 220","course_uid":"course_54405f70a70bfefd6487b1f6","review_date":"2024-04-16 17:35:24 +0000 UTC","comment":"Cabell was an okay lecturer, but her lecture content has little to do with the work you do outside of class. The bulk of your grade comes from 2 papers that are graded VERY harshly and require a lot of work & do not have very clear directions. My TA is also very unhelpful and does not seem to care about the course. Weekly quizzes are also difficult","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1426451","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:50:17.026209+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM1NTQ3NzM1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1426451","instructor_name":"Cabell Gathman","course_label":"SOC220","course_id":"ASIANAM/SOC 220","course_uid":"course_54405f70a70bfefd6487b1f6","review_date":"2021-12-16 00:48:49 +0000 UTC","comment":"I was at first really excited to take this class, but it was difficult to follow. The lectures and discussions sometimes felt like two different classes. There was a very short time window to take the quizzes, and they were really tough. She is very nice and accommodating for COVID, but there needs to be some logistical changes.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1426451","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:49:20.501287+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE1ODY2MTk5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1197389","instructor_name":"Chaeyoon Lim","course_label":"SOC220","course_id":"ASIANAM/SOC 220","course_uid":"course_54405f70a70bfefd6487b1f6","review_date":"2009-05-19 13:08:40 +0000 UTC","comment":"Easy class. People skipped lectures so he started passing around attendance sheets. Literally just go to lecture and do other work and then write your lecture reactions. Really easy grade!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1197389","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":1.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:49:20.501287+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE1ODAxODYz","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1197389","instructor_name":"Chaeyoon Lim","course_label":"SOC220","course_id":"ASIANAM/SOC 220","course_uid":"course_54405f70a70bfefd6487b1f6","review_date":"2009-05-09 16:06:18 +0000 UTC","comment":"He's seriously boring...and hard to understand.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1197389","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:14:37.185024+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQyNTY1NjY1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:3035857","instructor_name":"Natalia Savelyeva","course_label":"SOC220","course_id":"ASIANAM/SOC 220","course_uid":"course_54405f70a70bfefd6487b1f6","review_date":"2026-01-29 23:47:20 +0000 UTC","comment":"Lectures were boring and slides were disorganized, but the content was pretty interesting. There are a lot of assignments and writing tasks though.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/3035857","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:12:52.672269+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI5NjUzNDYz","source_instructor_id":"rmp:987309","instructor_name":"Pamela Oliver","course_label":"SOC220","course_id":"ASIANAM/SOC 220","course_uid":"course_54405f70a70bfefd6487b1f6","review_date":"2018-03-14 17:03:42 +0000 UTC","comment":"This class fills fills both Ethnic Studies and Comm B, and there are no exams. Besides those positives, this class is not great. The lectures are occasionally interesting, but feel incredibly long and cover a lot of material that doesn't seem necessary or relevant. My TA Benny was fantastic, and discussion was usually pretty interesting as a result","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/987309","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:12:52.672269+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI5NjQ2ODA0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:987309","instructor_name":"Pamela Oliver","course_label":"SOC220","course_id":"ASIANAM/SOC 220","course_uid":"course_54405f70a70bfefd6487b1f6","review_date":"2018-03-12 22:36:51 +0000 UTC","comment":"This class is fine if you're trying to "get woke" but I can't say much for it beyond that. The lectures were terribly boring and were just a reiteration of the readings/videos done outside of class but she takes attendance so you have to go. Not difficult but not a good class.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/987309","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:12:52.672269+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI2MzY1OTk5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:987309","instructor_name":"Pamela Oliver","course_label":"SOC220","course_id":"ASIANAM/SOC 220","course_uid":"course_54405f70a70bfefd6487b1f6","review_date":"2016-04-24 17:36:32 +0000 UTC","comment":"Prof. Oliver is great. I love her lectures even though they are long and attendance is required.  But everything eventually depends on your TA because they grade your written projects. My TA is super confusing, disorganized and tends to go off on a tangent.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/987309","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:12:52.672269+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI2MjU1MTU3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:987309","instructor_name":"Pamela Oliver","course_label":"SOC220","course_id":"ASIANAM/SOC 220","course_uid":"course_54405f70a70bfefd6487b1f6","review_date":"2016-04-08 02:48:27 +0000 UTC","comment":"Do NOT be fooled by the people claiming this is just an easy course. Interesting material for sure and no tests, but the assignments are redundant and extremely time-consuming. And don't get me started on the projects. Pretty easy class but only if you have the time for it, but don't take this course if you have a busy schedule.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/987309","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:12:52.672269+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI1MDI2ODkw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:987309","instructor_name":"Pamela Oliver","course_label":"SOC220","course_id":"ASIANAM/SOC 220","course_uid":"course_54405f70a70bfefd6487b1f6","review_date":"2015-07-08 22:23:42 +0000 UTC","comment":"I took this course to fulfill my ethinic and com b. The course did contain some interesting material, and I did enjoy going to lectures, even though they get long, because you just have to sit there and write whatever \"lecture comments\" you want. No test, the communications part is the bare minimum needed to be a com b. I suggest Ta L. Twin if can","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/987309","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":1.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:12:52.672269+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI0NzIxMjg4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:987309","instructor_name":"Pamela Oliver","course_label":"SOC220","course_id":"ASIANAM/SOC 220","course_uid":"course_54405f70a70bfefd6487b1f6","review_date":"2015-05-02 11:53:34 +0000 UTC","comment":"She is very interesting to listen to but she basically reads off of the slides. As a night class I sure dozed off a lot, but for ethnic and comm b you cannot beat it. Very easy class if you just do the projects since there are no exams and no quizzes, it's all based on participation (aside from the projects, which are relatively easy to handle).","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/987309","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":1.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:12:52.672269+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIyMzQwODU5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:987309","instructor_name":"Pamela Oliver","course_label":"SOC220","course_id":"ASIANAM/SOC 220","course_uid":"course_54405f70a70bfefd6487b1f6","review_date":"2013-11-18 20:31:15 +0000 UTC","comment":"Worth it if you need Ethnic + Com B. Lecture can be boring sometimes but is mandatory. No laptops allowed. Don't have to take notes in lecture ever though. Assignments are not hard but instructions are super confusing and she gets annoyed when people can't follow her confusing instructions. Papers are graded by TAs. Online book quizzes (open book)","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/987309","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:12:52.672269+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIxODMyMDI3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:987309","instructor_name":"Pamela Oliver","course_label":"SOC220","course_id":"ASIANAM/SOC 220","course_uid":"course_54405f70a70bfefd6487b1f6","review_date":"2013-05-27 15:41:39 +0000 UTC","comment":"The lectures are interesting even though she relies way too much on the slideshows. The problem is with the assignments. There are way too many, the instructions are at the same time rigid and messy and they are just boring to write. There is no final but the grade is divided between so many random stuff I wonder how I ended up with my grade.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/987309","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:12:52.672269+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIxMDIzMjU4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:987309","instructor_name":"Pamela Oliver","course_label":"SOC220","course_id":"ASIANAM/SOC 220","course_uid":"course_54405f70a70bfefd6487b1f6","review_date":"2012-12-11 16:07:38 +0000 UTC","comment":"Shes kinda rude when you ask her questions. Mandatory attendance, the books are long and annoying but you dont have to read the whole thing. 2 research papers and journals during lecture. Easy class though. Never have to take notes in lecture.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/987309","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:12:52.672269+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIwMjUyODU2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:987309","instructor_name":"Pamela Oliver","course_label":"SOC220","course_id":"ASIANAM/SOC 220","course_uid":"course_54405f70a70bfefd6487b1f6","review_date":"2012-05-10 17:18:10 +0000 UTC","comment":"The entire lecture is based on slideshows with which she often is not familiar with and lists of topics she collects from the student through mandatory \"lecture comments\". Very insistent that she doesn't know much about ethnic studies other than African American studies. Discussion is easy and you can pass the class without reading the textbooks.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/987309","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:12:52.672269+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE5NzU1NzU1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:987309","instructor_name":"Pamela Oliver","course_label":"SOC220","course_id":"ASIANAM/SOC 220","course_uid":"course_54405f70a70bfefd6487b1f6","review_date":"2012-01-21 16:08:07 +0000 UTC","comment":"This class is a joke. Mandatory attendance and lots of busy work. Her lectures are incredibly boring. She is very rude in her office hours. Also, TA Michael B is worthless and awkward. TAKE A DIFFERENT CLASS!!!!!!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/987309","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:12:52.672269+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE4MDk5ODcw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:987309","instructor_name":"Pamela Oliver","course_label":"SOC220","course_id":"ASIANAM/SOC 220","course_uid":"course_54405f70a70bfefd6487b1f6","review_date":"2011-01-07 20:18:25 +0000 UTC","comment":"Disliked teaching style... rambles and is dry.  Terrible system of grading.  To get an A you need a 3.75ish... AB is easy to maintain though.  A big disappointment for me but can't complain with a course that fulfills ethnic studies AND com B...","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/987309","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:12:52.672269+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE4MDM3ODg2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:987309","instructor_name":"Pamela Oliver","course_label":"SOC220","course_id":"ASIANAM/SOC 220","course_uid":"course_54405f70a70bfefd6487b1f6","review_date":"2010-12-24 13:22:20 +0000 UTC","comment":"Attendance is mandatory for lecture and discussion. VERY interesting material, I loved this class! She has a confusing system, and it's like lecture and discussion are different courses. The ethnic studies papers are VERY easy, and there are only two com-b research papers, 5 to 10 pages. If you need both com-b and ethnic, take this one!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/987309","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":1.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:12:52.672269+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE2MzQ5Mjk2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:987309","instructor_name":"Pamela Oliver","course_label":"SOC220","course_id":"ASIANAM/SOC 220","course_uid":"course_54405f70a70bfefd6487b1f6","review_date":"2009-11-11 11:52:00 +0000 UTC","comment":"Only take this class to meet your comm-b and ethnic studies requirements. It's great there are no tests, but there is an endless amount of busywork. I don't feel like she is really interested in hearing other's opinions as much as hearing herself. Also, for a class with no tests, there is a mind-boggling amount 'rules', along with long syllabus.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/987309","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":1.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:12:52.672269+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE0NDY0MTg3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:987309","instructor_name":"Pamela Oliver","course_label":"SOC220","course_id":"ASIANAM/SOC 220","course_uid":"course_54405f70a70bfefd6487b1f6","review_date":"2008-05-13 23:45:49 +0000 UTC","comment":"If you want to take an easy Comm B/Ethnic Studies class, then take this course.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/987309","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":1.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:12:52.672269+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTEzODk2MzA0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:987309","instructor_name":"Pamela Oliver","course_label":"SOC220","course_id":"ASIANAM/SOC 220","course_uid":"course_54405f70a70bfefd6487b1f6","review_date":"2007-12-22 09:55:03 +0000 UTC","comment":"Professor Oliver is a great professor. Stuff can be dry at times but by the end, this class will change the way you think about things in society and with no tests, it makes it that much better. Highly recommend!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/987309","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:12:52.672269+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTEzMzY4Mzc5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:987309","instructor_name":"Pamela Oliver","course_label":"SOC220","course_id":"ASIANAM/SOC 220","course_uid":"course_54405f70a70bfefd6487b1f6","review_date":"2007-07-31 16:01:27 +0000 UTC","comment":"This class fulfills the ethnic studies requirement and Comm B, so it's definitely sought after.  Besides taking care of a lot of requirements, it's genuinely interesting, too.  Prof Oliver can come off a little harsh sometimes, but she keeps it pretty interesting and keeps you well-engaged.  Great class!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/987309","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:08:28.616063+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM4NTE0MDI5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2958995","instructor_name":"Rebecca Laurent","course_label":"SOC220","course_id":"ASIANAM/SOC 220","course_uid":"course_54405f70a70bfefd6487b1f6","review_date":"2023-12-05 01:34:53 +0000 UTC","comment":"Rebecca is an amazing TA who cares about her students and goes to great lengths to make sure you do well in this class. She gives good, thorough feedback and genuinely wants you to learn. Would definitely recommend.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2958995","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0}]