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NAIS 31
Ethnic Studies: Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Experiences · 4 units · used in 16 transfer pathways
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Where this page’s information comes from
- De Anza catalogcourse record · 2025-2026
- FHDA class listingsWinter 2027 sections
- Cherrypickercourse matching and pathway links — our analysis
About this course
This Ethnic Studies course examines Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander experiences in the context of Native American and Indigenous Studies. Students will learn core concepts in the study of indigeneity, colonialism, and indigenous sovereignty. Special attention will be paid to the intersections of race and racism as it relates to class, gender, sexuality, religion, spirituality, national origin, and sovereignty. The class has a focus on Hawai'i, Guam, American Sāmoa, and the Marshall Islands which are presently under U.S. colonial rule. Additionally, students will engage with the struggles and solidarity movements of Pacific Islanders in their homelands and in the diaspora. The course broadly covers the regions of Micronesia, Melanesia, and Polynesia; it contextualizes the histories and experiences of the Pacific in conversation with Native American, Latinx, Asian American, and African American scholarship, experiences, and resistance.
Sections this term
Winter 2027 · updated Oct 18, 11:21 PM UTCNo section is scheduled at De Anza College for Winter 2027. The course can still be offered in a later quarter.
Enrollment availability changes frequently. Confirm status in the official FHDA registration system before enrolling.
Prerequisites
The De Anza catalog lists no prerequisite for this course.
Advisory: “ENGL C1000 or ENGL C1000H or ESL D005.”
Transfer pathways that use NAIS 31
ASSIST maps NAIS 31 to a requirement in 16 published pathways from De Anza College.
- Asian American StudiesDe Anza → UCLA
- Disability StudiesDe Anza → UCLA
- Global StudiesDe Anza → UCLA
- Human Biology and SocietyDe Anza → UCLA
- Labor StudiesDe Anza → UCLA
- Chicano/Latino StudiesDe Anza → UC Irvine
- SociologyDe Anza → UC Santa Barbara
- ArchitectureDe Anza → UC Berkeley
- Environmental Economics and PolicyDe Anza → UC Berkeley
- Environmental SciencesDe Anza → UC Berkeley
- Genetics and Plant BiologyDe Anza → UC Berkeley
- Landscape ArchitectureDe Anza → UC Berkeley
- Microbial BiologyDe Anza → UC Berkeley
- Molecular Environmental BiologyDe Anza → UC Berkeley
- Nutrition & Metabolic BiologyDe Anza → UC Berkeley
- Society and EnvironmentDe Anza → UC Berkeley
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