Contents
Learning Goals
Welcome to Week 3 of Asian American History 114!
This week, our goals include:
- Discussing the earliest migration of Asians to the Americas
- Learning about the concept of Orientalism and applying it to our discussion
- Beginning to explore different theories of Asian migration
Class Notes
- You can access the slides from our class session here
Read
Yang, “A Theory of Asian Immigration to the United States” This is a long article — focus your attention on pages 1-2 (so you can understand the goal of the piece) and pages 11-28.
As you read, consider the following questions:
- Why does Yang argue for a a theory of Asian immigration to the United States? What does he think is missing in existing theories?
- What are the three clusters of factors that he thinks we need to look at to understand how/why Asian migration to the U.S. occurs?
Post and Comment on Discussion Board #3
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- THIS POST IS DUE BY 11:59pm on Friday 9/18;
- Comment due by 11:59 on Monday 9/21.
- *Use the title format “[FirstName] [LastName] DB 3”
- Please reflect on the following questions:
- What are some of the common explanations you hear for why people migrate to the United States, specifically Asian migrants but also beyond? What are the sources of this information (e.g. someone in your family, movies, etc.)?
- How do these explanations compare to the theory that Yang puts forth?
- Are there other “clusters of factors” that you would add to Yang’s theory?
- 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.
Research/Writing Project: Transcript due 9/22
- The instructions for your interview assignment are here. Your interview transcript is due on 9/22.
