Spring 2010: UMass Amherst Courses
AFRO AMERICAN STUDIES 171: The Multicultural Experience in American Life and Culture II (Asian American Studies)
- Time: TuTh 9:30AM - 10:45AM, TuTh 11:15AM - 12:30PM, MoWeFr 10:10AM - 11:00AM, TuTh 1:00PM - 2:15PM, or TuTh 2:30PM - 3:45PM
- Instructor: Ernest Allen
AFRO AMERICAN STUDIES 361: Revolution in the Third World (Asian Studies)
- Time: TuTh 2:30PM - 3:45PM
- Instructor: William Strickland
ASIAN-STUDIES 491A: Senior Seminar (Required Certificate Course)
- Time: TBA
- Instructor: C.N. Le
- Description: This is one of the two required courses that all Certificate students must eventually take, and most do so once they near completion of the Certificate. In this course, students will consult with the Program Director to design and conduct a final "capstone" research project that integrates the material and knowledge from all Certificate courses they've taken, along with their own personal lived experiences. Meeting times will be arranged individually with the Program Director.
CHINESE 110: Non-Intensive Elementrary Chinese I (Asian Studies)
- Time and Location: MWF 10:10AM - 11:00AM, MWF 1:25PM - 2:15PM, or MWF 11:15AM - 12:05PM -- Herter 117
- Instructor: Zhijun Wang
CHINESE 150: Peoples & Languages of China (Asian Studies)
- Time: TuTh 11:15AM - 12:30PM
- Instructor: Zhongwei Shen
CHINESE 155: Chinese Myths & Legends (Asian Studies)
- Time and Location: MWF 12:20PM - 1:10PM -- Thompson Hall 102
- Instructor: Donald Giertson
CHINESE 197Q: Late Imperial Chinese Literature and Culture (Asian Studies)
- Time: TuTh 1:00PM - 2:15PM
- Instructor: Suet Chiu
CHINESE 241: Contemp Chinese Lit (Asian Studies)
- Time: TuTh 9:30AM - 10:45AM
- Instructor: Suet Chiu
CHINESE 246: Intens Elem Chin II (Asian Studies)
- Time: TuTh 9:30AM - 10:45AM or TuTh 11:15AM - 12:30PM
- Instructor: Zhijun Wang
CHINESE 247: Intro to Elementary Chinese II: Reading & Writing (Asian Studies)
- Time: TuTh 11:15AM - 12:30PM
- Instructor: TBA
CHINESE 285: Lang Suite Convrsatn (Asian Studies)
- Time: TBA
- Instructor: Ping Geng
CHINESE 327: Intensive Intermediate Chinese II (Asian Studies)
- Time: TuTh 1:00PM - 2:15PM or TuTh 2:30PM - 3:45PM
- Instructor: LiYing
CHINESE 397G: Chinese Culture & Business (Asian Studies)
- Time: TBA
- Instructor: Zhijun Wang
CHINESE 427: Advanced Modern Chinese II (Asian Studies)
- Time: MoWeFr 10:10AM - 11:00AM
- Instructor: LiYing
CHINESE 433: Business Chinese (Asian Studies)
- Time: TuTh 1:00PM - 2:15PM
- Instructor: TBA
CHINESE 451H: Intermediate Classical Chinese (Asian Studies)
- Time: TuTh 9:30AM - 10:45AM
- Instructor: David Schneider
COMMUNICATION 397T: Contemporary World Cinema (Asian or Asian American Studies)
- Time: MW 3:35PM - 5:30PM
- Instructor: Anne Ciecko
COMPARATIVE LITERATURE 141: Good & Evil, East & West (Asian or Asian American Studies)
- Time and Location: TuTh 2:30PM - 3:45PM
- Instructor: TBA
COMPARATIVE LITERATURE 384: Vietnam: Literature & Film (Asian or Asian American Studies)
- Time: Tu 4:00PM - 7:00PM
- Instructor: Edwin Gentzler
ECONOMICS 144H: International Political Economy of Racism (Asian or Asian American Studies)
- Time: TuTh 9:30AM - 10:45AM
- Instructor: Lisa Saunders
EDUCATION 115: Embracing Diversity (Asian American Studies)
- Time: Th 11:15AM - 12:30PM
- Instructor: Shederick McClendon
EDUCATION 258: Educating for Social Justice & Diversity Through Peer Theater (Asian American Studies)
- Time: Tu 4:00PM - 7:00PM
- Instructor: Kathy Sisneros
EDUCATION 377: Introduction to Multicultural Education (Asian American Studies)
- Time: Tu 1:00PM - 3:30PM
- Instructor: Laura Valdiviezo
EDUCATION 392B: Racism Global Context (Asian or Asian American Studies)
- Time: Tu 5:00PM - 10:00PM and SaSu 9:00AM - 5:00PM
- Instructor: Alison Dover
EDUCATION 395Z: Issues in Intergroup Relations (Asian American Studies)
- Time: Th 4:00PM - 6:30PM
- Instructor: Ximena Zuniga
ENGLISH 117: Ethnic American Literature (Asian American Studies)
- Time and Location: MoWeFr 11:15AM - 12:05PM or MoWeFr 8:00AM - 8:50AM
- Instructor: Denia Fraser or Gregory Coleman
ENGLISH 204: Introduction to Asian American Literature (Asian American Studies)
- Time: TuTh 2:30PM-3:45PM
- Instructor: Jane Degenhardt
- Description: What does it mean to be an Asian American? In this course we'll look at the differing ways that Asian American writers have approached this question from the early twentieth century to the present time. We'll address the histories of immigration, labor, citizenship, internment, colonialism, and transracial adoption. And we'll consider how Asian American writers have responded to and reimagined these histories in highly individual ways. Readings in fiction, poetry, and film include such authors as Sui Sin Far, Hisaye Yamamoto, David Henry Hwang, Maxine Hong Kingston, Andrew Lam, Bharati Mukherjee, Jhumpa Lahiri, Fae Ng, and Don Lee. Course requirements: active participation, one short essay emphasizing close reading, a midterm exam, and final research paper.
ENGLISH 270: American Identities (Asian American Studies)
- Time and Location: TuTh 9:30AM - 10:45AM, Thompson Hall 106
- Instructor: Dix Mccomas or TreaAndrea Russworm
ENGLISH 298C: Practicum in World Cinema (Asian Studies)
- Time: M 6:30PM - 9:00PM
- Instructor: Kirby Farrell
FIN OP MGMT 413: International Finance (Asian Studies)
- Time: MoWe 4:25PM - 5:40PM
- Instructor: Nikunj Kapadia
HISTORY 131: Middle East History II (Asian Studies)
- Time: TuTh 4:00PM - 5:15PM
- Instructor: Mary Wilson
HISTORY 253: Asian-Pacific American History, 1850-Present (Asian Studies)
- Time: TuTh 11:15AM - 12:30PM
- Instructor: Richard Chu
- Description: This is an introductory survey course on the history of Asian Pacific Americans (A/P/A) within the broader historical context of imperialism in the Asia-Pacific region. We will compare and contrast the historical experiences of specific groups of the A/P/A community; namely, those of Chinese, Filipino, Japanese, Korean, Southeast Asian (Vietnamese, Cambodian, and Hmong), Asian Indian, and Pacific Islander descent.
HISTORY 346: Modern China, 20th Century (Asian Studies)
- Time: TuTh 11:15AM - 12:30PM
- Instructor: Sigrid Schmalzer
HISTORY 491H: Cultural Revolution in China (Asian Studies)
- Time: Tu 2:30-5:00PM
- Instructor: Sigrid Schmalzer
HISTORY 497D: Afghanistan & Central Asia (Asian Studies)
- Time: TuTh 9:30AM - 10:45AM
- Instructor: Audrey Altstadt
JAPANESE 110: Non-Intensive Elementary Japanese I (Asian Studies)
- Time: MWF 10:10AM - 11:00AM, MWF 11:15AM - 12:05PM, or MWF 12:20PM - 1:10PM
- Instructor: Yuki Yoshimura
JAPANESE 143: Lit-Classical & Medieval (Asian Studies)
- Time: TuTh 11:15AM - 12:30PM
- Instructor: Doris Bargen
JAPANESE 197L: Manga/Anime (Asian Studies)
- Time: TuTh 4:00PM - 5:15PM
- Instructor: Bruce Bair
JAPANESE 197N: Asian Homosexualities in Film & Literature (Asian Studies)
- Time: TuTh 1:00PM - 2:15PM
- Instructor: Stephen Miller
JAPANESE 246: Intens Elem Japan II (Asian Studies)
- Time: TuTh 9:30AM - 10:45AM or TuTh 11:15AM - 12:30PM
- Instructor: Ayana Inoguchi
JAPANESE 285: Language Suite Conversation (Asian Studies)
- Time: TBA
- Instructor: Yuko Takahashi
JAPANESE 327 - Intensive Intermediate Japanese II (Asian Studies)
- Time: TuTh 9:30AM - 10:45AM
- Instructor: Mako Koyama
JAPANESE 375: Intro to Japanese Linguistics (Asian Studies)
- Time: MoWeFr 2:30PM - 3:20PM
- Instructor: Yuki Yoshimura
JAPANESE 391S: Women Writers of Japan (Asian Studies)
- Time: MWF 11:15AM - 12:05PM
- Instructor: Amanda Seaman
JAPANESE 497C: Readings in Modern Japanese II (Asian Studies)
- Time: TuTh 11:15AM - 12:30PM
- Instructor: Bruce Baird
JAPANESE 497D: Contemporary Japanese II (Asian Studies)
- Time: MWF 12:20PM - 1:10PM
- Instructor: Reiko Sono
JOURNALISM 310: Press & The 3rd World (Asian Studies)
- Time: Th 4:00PM - 6:30PM
- Instructor: Nancy Muller
LEGAL STUDIES 297W: World Legal Traditions (Asian Studies)
- Time: MoWeFr 11:15AM - 12:05PM
- Instructor: Timothy Delaune
LEGAL STUDIES 397M: Law, Society, & Islam (Asian Studies)
- Time: We 2:30PM - 5:00PM
- Instructor: Iza Hussain
NURSING 220H: Holistic Healing & Complementary Alternative Medicine (Asian or Asian American Studies)
- Time: Tu 5:00PM - 8:00PM
- Instructor: Mary Anne Bright
NURSING 312 - Cultural Diversity Hl & Ill (Asian American Studies)
- Time: Mo 9:05AM - 12:05PM
- Instructor: Almaneta Lee
POLITICAL SCIENCE 391AA: Asian Cities & Urban Planning (Asian Studies)
- Time: TuTh 11:15AM - 12:30PM
- Instructor: Shi-Chul Lee
POLITICAL SCIENCE 397M: Is Democracy Possible Everywhere? (Asian Studies)
- Time: TuTh 11:15AM - 12:30PM
- Instructor: Frederic Schaffer
PSYCHOLOGY 391AE: Psychology of Race (Asian American Studies)
- Time: TuTh 1:00PM - 2:15PM
- Instructor: Jade Logan
PSYCHOLOGY 391SS: Prejudice & Intergroup Relations (Asian American Studies)
- Time: TuTh 1:00PM - 2:15PM
- Instructor: Nilanjana Dasgupta
SOCIOLOGY 244: Sociology of Immigration (Asian American Studies)
- Time & Location: MoWeFr 12:20PM - 1:10PM, Machmer W-15
- Instructor: C.N. Le
- Description: This course examines who, why, and how different groups immigrate to the U.S. and what happens once they arrive -- how they are received by the dominant society and how they adjust to their new country. Specific issues include settlement, education, identity, assimilation, employment, languages, marriage, and political participation.
SOCIOLOGY 340: Race Relations (Asian American Studies)
- Time: MoWeFr 1:25PM - 2:15PM
- Instructor: Augustin Lao-Montes
WOMENST 397C: Politics of Gender, Sexuality and Development in South Asia (Asian Studies)
- Time: TuTh 1:00PM - 2:15PM
- Instructor: Svati Shah
Courses at other Five College Campuses
Please search the Five College Course Catalog for possible courses taught at Amherst College, Hampshire College, Mt. Holyoke College, and/or Smith College related to Asia or Asian Americans and then contact Prof. C.N. Le at to confirm that it counts toward the UMass Amherst Asian/Asian American Studies Certificate.
