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Race, Ethnicity, and Culture: Contemporary Issues in Asian America
EDU H503M

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Description

The Asian American population in the United States is projected to reach 46 million by 2060, yet traditional discourse on race often limits educators’ understanding of key factors affecting students of Asian descent. This module examines salient issues in Asian America—from racial stereotypes and ethnic identity to student mental health and education policies and practices. It promotes critical analysis of the historical, sociopolitical, and familial contexts shaping Asian American experiences and highlights their stories of racial discrimination, activism, and resilience. The module is designed to deepen educators’ understanding of contemporary Asian American issues and to support critical reflection on their own awareness and practice.

*This is the first course in the history of HGSE to solely focus on issues pertaining to Asian America
*This course fulfills the Educational Equity and Opportunity (STEEO) elective requirement for M.Ed. students

Students must petition to enroll in H503M and submit a statement of purpose with their petition.

School Graduate School of Education
Credits 2
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Department Education
Course Component Lecture
Instruction Mode In Person
Subject Education
Grading Basis HGSE Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
Learning Goals • To increase the educator’s racial literacy (knowledge, understanding, and awareness) on the historical, sociopolitical, cultural, and familial considerations relevant to Asian American students; • To augment the educator’s dispositions to accurately represent the history, contributions, resilience, and lived experiences of Asian Americans in K-16 curricula; and • To critically examine the role of race, racism, and racial stereotypes in interracial dynamics and the broader systems that perpetuate the status quo
Career Focus <p>This course is relevant for educators, counselors, administrators, policy-makers, and DEIB practitioners seeking to increase their racial literacy, understanding, and awareness of Asian American issues and the implications on supporting Asian American students.</p>