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The Asian American Studies Program is an interdisciplinary program that focuses on the scholarship and experiences of Americans, Pacific Islanders, and immigrants to the United States from Asian heritage groups. The program sheds light on Asian American experiences and concerns, both historically and in contemporary society. The certificate in Asian American Studies provides students with an opportunity to develop a sustained intellectual focus on Asian American racial formation, communities, and culture. The program also serves as a teaching and resource center not only for Asian Americans but for the University and Madison community as a whole.

Courses offered by the program and through other departments incorporate the perspective of a variety of disciplines: anthropology, communication arts, cultural studies, dance, education, English, ethnic studies, film, history, human development and family studies, journalism, literature, media, political science, popular culture, psychology, sociology, theatre, and visual arts. New course topics are introduced each year. Examples of past topics include: Asian American History, Asian American Literature, Asian American Women Writers, Asian Americans in the Midwest, Hmong American Studies, Contemporary Legal Issues in Asian American Communities, Mixed Race Asian Americans, Asian American Cultural Politics, Southeast Asian Americans in US Schools, Asian American Dance, Asian Americans & Media, Afro-Asian Improvisational Dance, Psychology of Hmong Americans, and community-based research and service-learning courses.

How to Get in

For more information or to declare the certificate, please contact the Asian American Studies Program at asianamerican@letsci.wisc.edu.

Requirements

The Asian American Studies Certificate Program provides students with an opportunity to develop a sustained intellectual focus on Asian American racial formation, history, literature, culture, and social concerns. Interdisciplinary in nature, the certificate can be obtained by completing 12 credits of coursework.

ASIAN AM 101 Introduction to Asian American Studies3
ASIAN AM/​AFROAMER/​AMER IND/​CHICLA/​FOLKLORE  102 Introduction to Comparative US Ethnic and American Indian Studies3
ASIAN AM/​DANCE  121 Asian American Movement3
ASIAN AM/​ENGL  150 Literature & Culture of Asian America3
ASIAN AM 152 Asian American Literary and Popular Culture: Race, Fantasy, Futures3
ASIAN AM/​HISTORY  160 Asian American History: Movement and Dislocation3-4
ASIAN AM/​HISTORY  161 Asian American History: Settlement and National Belonging3-4
ASIAN AM 170 Hmong American Experiences in the United States3
ASIAN AM/​SOC  220 Ethnic Movements in the United States3-4
ASIAN AM 240 Topics in Asian American Studies3
ASIAN AM/​ASIAN/​HISTORY  246 Southeast Asian Refugees of the "Cold" War4
ASIAN AM 250 Eating Asian America3
ASIAN AM/​ENGL  270 A Survey of Asian American Literature3
ASIAN AM/​AFROAMER/​DANCE/​FOLKLORE  319 Afro Asian Improv: From Hip Hop to Martial Arts Fusion3
ASIAN AM/​COM ARTS  420 Asian Americans and Media3
ASIAN AM 441 Hmong American Social Movements in the 20th and 21st Centuries3
ASIAN AM/​ENGL  462 Topic in Asian American Literature3
ASIAN AM/​ENGL/​GEN&WS  463 Race and Sexuality in American Literature3
ASIAN AM/​ENGL/​GEN&WS  464 Asian American Women Writers3
ASIAN AM/​ENGL  465 Asian American Poetry3
ASIAN AM 540 Special Topics3
ASIAN AM 560 Humanities Topics3
ASIAN AM/​JOURN  662 Mass Media and Minorities4
ASIAN AM 699 Independent Study: Directed Readings in Asian American Studies1-4
HISTORY/​ASIAN/​GEOG/​POLI SCI/​SOC  244 Introduction to Southeast Asia: Vietnam to the Philippines4

Residence & Quality of Work

  • Minimum 2.000 GPA on all certificate courses
  • 6 credits in the certificate, in residence

Certificate Completion Requirement

This undergraduate certificate must be completed concurrently with the student’s undergraduate degree. Students cannot delay degree completion to complete the certificate.

Advising and Careers

Declare or Cancel This Certificate

Please follow the process described on the Asian American Studies website.

Please contact the Asian American Studies Program at asianamerican@letsci.wisc.edu to set up a career advising appointment.


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