Author: Soniya Munshi

Reminder! Discussion Board 1 is due today

Please remember that your first Discussion Board post is due by 11:59 PM today. The prompt is here.

  • TWO Comments on DB Post #1 by Monday 9/7 11:59 pm
  •  Discussion Board Introduction post before next week’s class (9/8)
  • E-learning Orientation Certificate before next week’s class (9/8)

If you are feeling lost or confused about what is due, check the Course Schedule which is basically a map for the class.

You can also ask me (or each other) questions here

 

Great to meet you! + Module 1

hi all,
It was wonderful to meet all of you today + I look forward to getting to know you as the semester progresses. I’m enjoying reading your Introduction posts and comments– please continue to write to one another!

Module 1 has been published– here is a direct link

What is due? 

  • Discussion Board Post #1 by Friday 9/4 11:59 pm
  • TWO Comments on DB Post #1 by Monday 9/7 11:59 pm
  •  Discussion Board Introduction post before next week’s class (9/8)
  • E-learning Orientation Certificate before next week’s class (9/8)

If you are feeling lost or confused about what is due, check the Course Schedule which is basically a map for the class.

You can also ask me (or each other) questions here

DISCUSSION BOARD #1 PROMPT

    • THIS POST IS DUE  BY 11:59pm on Friday 9/4;
    • Two comments due by 11:59 on Monday 9/7.
    • *Use the title format “[FirstName] [LastName] DB 1” 
    • Category for this post: Discussion Board 1
  • For this first Discussion Board post, please reflect on the following questions. For full credit, you must respond to both sets of questions below:
          • What do you learn from Bahadur’s process of researching her great-grandmother’s history? What were the limits of the archive and how did she address these limits? If you were to construct an archive of your own family history, what types of data might you review or search for?
          • What did you learn from the oral history that you studied? Tell us a little bit about the person who was interviewed. How does this oral history challenge or confirm ideas and information you already have about Asian Americans? What surprises you? What is missing in this history- what else would you want to know?
  • COMMENT ON TWO POSTS. You can comment on the post of a classmate by selecting the title of the post > scroll down to where you leave a reply > type the comment > post comment.

Discussion Board Introduction Prompt

Post and Comment on Discussion Board: Introduction 

Category for your post: Discussion Board Introduction

  • Please watch my video introduction and then introduce yourself to the class. Your introduction can include whatever you would like to share about your background, experience, and interest in Asian American Studies, burning questions you would like to explore this semester, concerns you have about the course — and anything else that you would like us to know.  Feel free to add video, photo, audio, or any other media that helps you to introduce yourself to us!
  • COMMENT on each other’s posts. In your comment, you can share an appreciation, a connection, or a question in response to what the author wrote.
  • REMINDER>> HOW TO POST and HOW TO COMMENT (this is also on the syllabus):
    • You can write your post by going to the plus sign at the top of the site > type a title* and type the body of your post > choose the category “Discussion Board  Introduction”  > publish.
    • *Please use the title format “[FirstName] [LastName] DB INTRO” 
    • Submit your comment on the post of a classmate by selecting the title of the post > scroll down to where you leave a reply > type the comment > post comment.
    • Remember to review the Discussion Board instructions on  the syllabus — your original post should be  400-600 words (and can be longer), and your comments should be 3-4 complete sentences at MINIMUM.

Our first class session, Tuesday 9/1 at 2:00 PM

Hello! I am looking forward to our first session tomorrow, September 1st,  at 2:00 PM. We will meet on Zoom using this link. (I will send you the password through Blackboard.)

For many of us (myself included), remote teaching and learning is new. This semester will be a practice in patience and learning together! To that end, here are some guidelines and suggestions for our time on Zoom.

  • We will meet on Zoom every Tuesday from 2:00-3:15. This meeting is required for the class and the sessions will not be recorded. I suggest you put this meeting day/time in your calendar as a regular appointment for the whole semester.
  • Treat this time as class time, which means remove as many  distractions as possible (e.g. put your phone on Do Not Disturb/turn the ringer off). If you are able to set up an uninterrupted place for class time (and your other work), please do so. I understand that you may be in a shared space and that this may not be possible.
  • You are encouraged to turn your video on but this is absolutely not required.
  • Please keep your mic on mute unless you are speaking.
  • We will discuss ways to communicate and participate when we are all in class tomorrow (e.g. the chat box, the “raise hand” feature” etc.)

Feel free to be in touch with any questions and I will see you tomorrow at 2pm!

Welcome + Join this site!

If you are a student in this class, please join this site:

1. Sign up for an OpenLab account with your BMCC email address– it’s a quick and easy process! Here are the instructions.

2. Go to our course site here: https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/groups/asn-114-asian-american-history/

3. Click on “Request Membership” under the photo.

That’s all! You’re now a member of the class, which means you will be able to view all the course materials and post and comment on the site. 

If you have any trouble with any of these steps, you can email the Open Lab at openlab@bmcc.cuny.edu  and/or email me (Professor Soniya Munshi) at smunshi@bmcc.cuny.edu