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She clearly cares about the topic, but her lectures are incredibly dry. For tests, you have to memorize a lot of trivial words and names, and you don't really learn much. You don't actually have to do the readings (except for the ones you do papers on) if you listen in class since she goes over the info.Rate My Professors ↗
When she says that you are getting a word bank, don't think of it as a small box. It is a page of words that contain many synonyms. Reaction papers are an easy A. Tests are basically copy and paste from the selected slides she gives to you, so if you aren't aware of that then you will do bad on the tests. bad with tech.Rate My Professors ↗
She is passionate and has done a lot for the Asian American Studies department (she's an OG) but is incredibly dry in her lectures and painfully technologically inept. She teaches using pieces of paper she projects to the screen. Great content and very knowledgeable, just terrible at delivery and makes it hard to learn and retain information.Rate My Professors ↗
Prof is very passionate and knowledgeable about material, but teaching style is unengaging and exams are memorization-based rather than concept-focused. Lectures are dry and reading load is heavy. This topic has the potential to be engaging and would be great with more discussion rather than focusing on the names and thoughts of random academics.Rate My Professors ↗
Great time in her class. Tests are pretty straight forward, and she really cares about the subject.Rate My Professors ↗
With professor Miyasaki, you can tell she's really passionate about what she teaches. However, a lot of the times her lectures can be very boring. But as long as you attend class and pay attention, you will pass with an A. Grade based on 2 straightforward exams and 4 reaction papers (+1 for extra credit). Easy ethnic studies class!Rate My Professors ↗
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ASIANAM 240 examines specific themes in Asian American life and culture, including comparative analyses of communities and histories of specific Asian groups in the U.S.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Jan Miyasaki is praised for caring about the subject and offering straightforward tests in one review.
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2022–Spring 2026| Term | Course | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Fall 2026 | ASIANAM 240 | Topics in Asian American Studies |
Teaching history may be incomplete. Course pages contain course-specific feedback and citations.
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