# Jan Miyasaki — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/JAN_MIYASAKI) ## Dataset ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### repository twangodev/uwcourses ### schema version 6 ### importer version 7 ### projection id 52a78527ff09011d88cb04c7d43867d9fbfec2930bf1dd2ec359ebd2844e0b07 ### observed at 2026-09-07T15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### built at 2026-09-10T19:50:42.743001+00:00 ### courses 8951 ### current instructors 5754 ### limited false ### terms * 1272 * 1264 * 1262 * 1254 * 1252 * 1244 * 1242 * 1234 * 1232 * 1224 * 1222 * 1212 * 1204 * 1202 * 1194 * 1192 * 1184 * 1182 * 1174 * 1172 * 1164 * 1162 * 1154 * 1152 * 1144 * 1142 * 1134 * 1132 * 1124 * 1122 * 1114 * 1112 * 1104 * 1102 * 1094 * 1092 * 1084 * 1082 * 1074 * 1072 ### term 1272 ### departments | subject | count | | --------- | ----- | | AAE | 90 | | ABT | 20 | | ACCTIS | 36 | | ACTSCI | 14 | | AFAERO | 10 | | AFRICAN | 87 | | AFROAMER | 71 | | AGROECOL | 21 | | AMERIND | 53 | | ANAT\&PHY | 7 | | ANATOMY | 2 | | ANESTHES | 8 | | ANSCI | 57 | | ANTHRO | 95 | | ART | 125 | | ARTED | 10 | | ARTHIST | 121 | | ASIALANG | 129 | | ASIAN | 109 | | ASIANAM | 28 | | ASTRON | 38 | | ATMOCN | 69 | | BIOCHEM | 51 | | BIOCORE | 10 | | BIOLOGY | 14 | | BIOMDSCI | 18 | | BME | 66 | | BMI | 41 | | BMOLCHEM | 10 | | BOTANY | 69 | | BSE | 44 | | C\&ESOC | 73 | | CBE | 48 | | CHEM | 101 | | CHICLA | 52 | | CIVENGR | 133 | | CLASSICS | 47 | | CNP | 10 | | CNSRSCI | 50 | | COMARTS | 137 | | COMPBIO | 15 | | COMPLIT | 11 | | COMPSCI | 138 | | COUNPSY | 78 | | CRB | 19 | | CS\&D | 71 | | CSCS | 40 | | CURRIC | 193 | | DANCE | 93 | | DERM | 8 | | DS | 88 | | DYSCI | 35 | | ECE | 155 | | ECON | 145 | | EDPOL | 114 | | EDPSYCH | 97 | | ELPA | 70 | | EMA | 53 | | EMERMED | 17 | | ENGL | 206 | | ENTOM | 40 | | ENVIRST | 148 | | EP | 15 | | EPD | 67 | | ESL | 16 | | F\&WECOL | 60 | | FAMMED | 22 | | FINANCE | 50 | | FOLKLORE | 40 | | FOODSCI | 43 | | FRENCH | 63 | | GEN\&WS | 145 | | GENBUS | 72 | | GENECSLR | 17 | | GENETICS | 60 | | GEOG | 113 | | GEOSCI | 83 | | GERMAN | 82 | | GLE | 48 | | GNS | 38 | | GREEK | 27 | | HDFS | 41 | | HEBR-BIB | 13 | | HEBR-MOD | 10 | | HISTORY | 233 | | HISTSCI | 56 | | HONCOL | 13 | | ILS | 43 | | INFOSYS | 9 | | INTEGART | 7 | | INTEGSCI | 22 | | INTER-AG | 18 | | INTER-HE | 11 | | INTER-LS | 22 | | INTEREGR | 16 | | INTLBUS | 21 | | INTLST | 50 | | ISYE | 83 | | ITALIAN | 53 | | JEWISH | 56 | | JOURN | 88 | | KINES | 128 | | LACIS | 26 | | LANDARC | 61 | | LATIN | 24 | | LAW | 120 | | LEGALST | 48 | | LINGUIS | 35 | | LIS | 89 | | LITTRANS | 78 | | LSC | 52 | | M\&ENVTOX | 7 | | MARKETNG | 62 | | MATH | 153 | | MDGENET | 8 | | ME | 130 | | MEDHIST | 43 | | MEDICINE | 60 | | MEDIEVAL | 32 | | MEDPHYS | 39 | | MEDSC-M | 29 | | MEDSC-V | 41 | | MHR | 68 | | MICROBIO | 45 | | MILSCI | 16 | | MM\&I | 22 | | MOLBIOL | 6 | | MS\&E | 59 | | MUSIC | 165 | | MUSPERF | 126 | | NAVSCI | 20 | | NE | 44 | | NEURODPT | 11 | | NEUROL | 7 | | NEURSURG | 4 | | NTP | 11 | | NURSING | 111 | | NUTRSCI | 65 | | OBS\&GYN | 18 | | OCCTHER | 39 | | ONCOLOGY | 14 | | OPHTHALM | 5 | | OTM | 43 | | PATH | 34 | | PATH-BIO | 29 | | PEDIAT | 26 | | PHARMACY | 31 | | PHILOS | 77 | | PHMCOL-M | 11 | | PHMPRAC | 45 | | PHMSCI | 60 | | PHYASST | 37 | | PHYSICS | 88 | | PHYSIOL | 3 | | PHYTHER | 37 | | PLANTSCI | 52 | | PLPATH | 35 | | POLISCI | 192 | | POPHLTH | 58 | | PORTUG | 33 | | PSYCH | 101 | | PSYCHIAT | 22 | | PUBAFFR | 54 | | PUBLHLTH | 23 | | RADIOL | 11 | | REALEST | 41 | | RELIGST | 90 | | RHABMED | 9 | | RMI | 24 | | RP\&SE | 102 | | S\&APHM | 17 | | SCANDST | 73 | | SLAVIC | 89 | | SOC | 149 | | SOCWORK | 87 | | SOILSCI | 46 | | SPANISH | 83 | | SRMED | 21 | | STAT | 94 | | STDYABRD | 52 | | STS | 8 | | SURGERY | 25 | | SURGSCI | 33 | | THEATRE | 91 | | URBRPL | 60 | | UROLOGY | 5 | | ZOOLOGY | 89 | ## instructor ### instructor uid instructor\_8ba021228d6251168187c0be ### source enrollment ### source instructor id jkmiyasa ### identity basis netid ### identity status source\_identified ### name Jan Miyasaki ### email JKMIYASA\@FACSTAFF.WISC.EDU ### first observed at 2026-09-07 15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### last observed at 2026-09-07 15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### ratings #### review count 24 #### quality 3.25 #### difficulty 2 #### quality count 24 #### difficulty count 24 #### profile id rmp:601068 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 16:34:21.562523+00:00 #### courses ##### course 8a8b3f052e0613f3ecf34cc6 ###### review count 5 ###### quality 2 ###### difficulty 2.2 ###### quality count 5 ###### difficulty count 5 ##### course 78d3f9c1d847426870ceca65 ###### review count 5 ###### quality 4 ###### difficulty 2 ###### quality count 5 ###### difficulty count 5 ##### course 00b9547d2a6067110f767c86 ###### review count 1 ###### quality 2 ###### difficulty 2 ###### quality count 1 ###### difficulty count 1 ##### course 8e72e4017701190068e597da ###### review count 2 ###### quality 3.5 ###### difficulty 1 ###### quality count 2 ###### difficulty count 2 #### bayesian quality 3.436220810702998 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### current true ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | title | credits\_min | credits\_max | gpa | | -------------------------------- | ----------- | -------------------------------- | ------------ | ------------ | ----- | | course\_8a8b3f052e0613f3ecf34cc6 | ASIANAM 240 | TOPICS IN ASIAN AMERICAN STUDIES | 3 | 3 | 3.664 | ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url /instructors/JAN\_MIYASAKI ## history | term | course\_uid | course\_id | title | | ---- | -------------------------------- | ----------- | -------------------------------- | | 1272 | course\_8a8b3f052e0613f3ecf34cc6 | ASIANAM 240 | TOPICS IN ASIAN AMERICAN STUDIES | ## timeline | term | courses | | ---- | ------- | | 1272 | 1 | ## term 1272 ## courses ```json [ { "course_uid": "course_8a8b3f052e0613f3ecf34cc6", "course_id": "ASIANAM 240", "title": "TOPICS IN ASIAN AMERICAN STUDIES", "credits_min": 3, "credits_max": 3, "gpa": 3.664, "badges": [], "description": "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.", "discovery": { "term": "1272", "offered": true, "history": { "counts": [ 816, 190, 99, 36, 16, 4, 9 ], "count": 1170, "gpa": 3.7196581196581198, "topShare": 85.98290598290599, "firstTerm": "1224", "lastTerm": "1264" }, "instructors": [ { "course_uid": "course_8a8b3f052e0613f3ecf34cc6", "uid": "instructor_8ba021228d6251168187c0be", "name": "Jan Miyasaki", "quality": 3.436220810702998, "quality_count": 24, "instructor_url": "/instructors/JAN_MIYASAKI" }, { "course_uid": "course_8a8b3f052e0613f3ecf34cc6", "uid": "instructor_02366030c4a023157fc9100c", "name": "Chundou Her", "quality": null, "quality_count": null, "instructor_url": "/instructors/CHUNDOU_HER" } ], "instructorHistory": { "counts": [ 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 ], "count": 0, "gpa": null, "topShare": null }, "courseComparison": { "counts": [ 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 ], "count": 0, "gpa": null, "topShare": null }, "claim": { "citations": [ { "instructor_name": "Jan Miyasaki", "review_date": "2021-12-16 07:18:10 +0000 UTC", "review_id": "8256a80ab6be95aad8315a0f", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:601068", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM1NTU0MzU2", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/601068", "type": "review" } ], "text": "Jan Miyasaki is praised for caring about the subject and offering straightforward tests in one review." }, "reviewFiles": [ "/data/e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349/reviews/course_8a8b3f052e0613f3ecf34cc6-0.json" ] } } ] ``` ## reviews ### items ```json [ { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:34:21.562523+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQyMTMxNTQ5", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:601068", "instructor_name": "Jan Miyasaki", "course_label": "ASIANAM240", "course_id": "ASIANAM 240", "course_uid": "course_8a8b3f052e0613f3ecf34cc6", "review_date": "2025-12-09 23:11:25 +0000 UTC", "comment": "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.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/601068", "quality_rating": 2, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:34:21.562523+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQwMTgxMDMw", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:601068", "instructor_name": "Jan Miyasaki", "course_label": "ASIANAM240", "course_id": "ASIANAM 240", "course_uid": "course_8a8b3f052e0613f3ecf34cc6", "review_date": "2024-12-09 22:10:52 +0000 UTC", "comment": "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.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/601068", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:34:21.562523+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM4NDA5NDI4", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:601068", "instructor_name": "Jan Miyasaki", "course_label": "ASIANAM240", "course_id": "ASIANAM 240", "course_uid": "course_8a8b3f052e0613f3ecf34cc6", "review_date": "2023-11-17 00:48:22 +0000 UTC", "comment": "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.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/601068", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:34:21.562523+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM1NjE5NzIy", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:601068", "instructor_name": "Jan Miyasaki", "course_label": "ASIANAM240", "course_id": "ASIANAM 240", "course_uid": "course_8a8b3f052e0613f3ecf34cc6", "review_date": "2021-12-21 16:29:55 +0000 UTC", "comment": "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.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/601068", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:34:21.562523+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM1NTU0MzU2", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:601068", "instructor_name": "Jan Miyasaki", "course_label": "ASIANAM240", "course_id": "ASIANAM 240", "course_uid": "course_8a8b3f052e0613f3ecf34cc6", "review_date": "2021-12-16 07:18:10 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Great time in her class. Tests are pretty straight forward, and she really cares about the subject.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/601068", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:34:21.562523+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTMzMjI3Mjky", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:601068", "instructor_name": "Jan Miyasaki", "course_label": "ASIANAM540", "course_id": "ASIANAM 540", "course_uid": "course_78d3f9c1d847426870ceca65", "review_date": "2020-05-07 04:41:09 +0000 UTC", "comment": "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!", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/601068", "quality_rating": 4, "difficulty_rating": 1 } ] ``` ### total 24 ### page 1 ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | | -------------------------------- | ----------- | | course\_8e72e4017701190068e597da | ASIANAM 101 | | course\_8a8b3f052e0613f3ecf34cc6 | ASIANAM 240 | | course\_78d3f9c1d847426870ceca65 | ASIANAM 540 | | course\_00b9547d2a6067110f767c86 | ASIANAM 560 | ### matched true ## social Image true