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Lisa Ho

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Raw average: 2.41/5 from 22 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.

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What students say

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ASIAN240 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
As an Asian-American, she provided really interesting lectures and anecdotes while connecting to class materials and modern topics. One of the best professors I have ever had.
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ASIANAM 240
Quality 5/5Difficulty 1/5
This review is for Asian American 250. We call her LoHo as a nickname. She is pretty decent professor but needs more engagement with the class. Course was very quiet and I did not learn too much from it.
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ASIAN240 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
I know many people rate her as bad but she is by far the most interesting professor I've learned from. As long as you're engaged in the topic and do the assigned readings and take lecture notes, the work is fairly easy. She doesn't assign much homework but prepared to do alot of readings.
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ASIAN240 · course not matched
Quality 1/5Difficulty 5/5
PLEASEDON'T take her class!Professor Ho is the most unsympathetic professor I've encountered and full of biases.Even if you complete assignments exactly according to her syllabus and requirements (merely notes),she'll still deduct points.Her lectures are incredibly boring, she even leaves early during class discussions meant for students.
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ASIANAM 101
Quality 1/5Difficulty 5/5
Attendance isn't required but she grades you on weekly lecture notes, readings and videos that are excessively long and she doesn't post lectures. She is a difficult professor+extremely unfair. The TA's aren't any better(Vera)she was a tough grader. You could spend an entire day working on this class and still get points off for the smallest things
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ASIANAM 101
Quality 1/5Difficulty 1/5
Attendance isn't required, but not only does she refuse to upload lecture slides but asks students to submit weekly lecture notes (Graded based on the amount of notes you take). She's knowledgable about ethnic studies topics but her lectures were almost always irrelevant tangents. I learned a lot more from the guest lecturers and documentaries.
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Classes with Lisa Ho

ASIANAM 240

Topics in Asian American Studies

3 credits

Examines specific themes in Asian American life and culture, including comparative community analyses, history, and concerns of groups like Korean, Hmong, and Chinese Americans.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Past student reviews · Lisa Ho

Students reported mandatory attendance, heavy reading, and short-essay exams under Lisa Ho. Opinions diverged on lectures: some found them engaging and interactive, while others called them dull with little communication.

Lisa Ho

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Fall 2022–Spring 2026

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TermCourseTitle
Spring 2027ASIANAM 240Topics in Asian American Studies
Fall 2026ASIANAM 101Introduction to Asian American Studies
Fall 2026ASIANAM/COMARTS 420Asian Americans and Media

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