ETHN 5

About this course

Introduction to Asian American Studies, focusing on Asian American experiences from the nineteenth century to the present. Includes issues of identity and positionality as they relate to race and ethnicity, gender and sexuality, socioeconomic class and labor, national origin, mixed heritages, religion/spirituality, generation, and ability. Explores Asian American experiences via theoretical frameworks and historical, social, cultural, political, legal, and environmental contexts, including colonialism and decolonization, immigration, activism and resistance.

Enrollment availability changes frequently. Confirm status in the official FHDA registration system before enrolling.

Prerequisites

The Foothill catalog lists no prerequisite for this course.

Advisory: “Advisory: Not open to students with credit in ETHN 55.”

Transfer pathways that use ETHN 5

ASSIST maps ETHN 5 to a requirement in 18 published pathways from Foothill College.

• Leadership StudiesFoothill → Humboldt State
• Asian American StudiesFoothill → UC Irvine
• SociologyFoothill → UC Santa Barbara
• Film and Media StudiesFoothill → UC Santa Barbara
• History of Policy, Law, and GovernanceFoothill → UC Santa Barbara
• CRITICAL RACE AND ETHNIC STUDIESFoothill → UC Merced
• Bachelor of Science Major in Mathematics with Departmental HonorsFoothill → University of the Pacific
• CSU General EducationFoothill → CSU Stanislaus
• Liberal Studies (B.A.)Foothill → CSU Fresno
• Liberal Studies - ITEP OptionFoothill → CSU Fresno
• Asian StudiesFoothill → UC Riverside
• Liberal StudiesFoothill → CSU Sacramento
• American StudiesFoothill → UC Davis
• Gender, Sexuality, & Women`s StudiesFoothill → UC Davis
• African American & African StudiesFoothill → UC Davis
• Native American StudiesFoothill → UC Davis
• SociologyFoothill → UC Davis
• Asian American StudiesFoothill → UC Davis