ENGL 2019 - Asian American Literature

1. Background: terms/key questions –What does it mean to be ¿Asian American¿? –Review of literary terminology
2. Immigration literature (1850s -1940s) –Conditions for Asians coming to America –Asians struggling to form an American identity –Racism and power relationships
3. Post-war literature (1940s-1970s) –Struggles with American identity after World War II –Racism and power relationships
4. Representations of Asian American identity in popular literature (1970s-2000) –Representations of ¿Asian American¿ at the end of the 20th century –Racism and power relationships
5. Literature of the present day (21st century) –Being Asian in America today –Racism and power relationships still present

1. analyze basic literary elements in works studied.
2. analyze the development of and the changing meaning of Asian American.
3. analyze their own attitudes, behaviors, concepts, and beliefs regarding diversity, racism, and bigotry
4. analyze these works as expressions of individual and human values within cultural contexts.
5. articulate an informed personal response to works in Asian American literature.
6. describe the scope and variety of works in Asian American literature.
7. explain individual and institutional power relationships affecting Asian Americans.
8. respond critically to works in Asian American literature.

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