Courses Taught by Dr. Colleen Fong

ES 1001, Introduction to Ethnic Studies (4)
An examination of dominant historical and philosophical research trends in Ethnic Studies. Multi- and inter-disciplinary approaches to the study of the African American, Asian American, Mexican/Latino American, and Native American experience

ES 1500, Introduction to Asian American Studies (4)
Introduction to the Asian American experience from an interdisciplinary perspective including: the popularized version of Asian Americans as a "model minority," the theoretical, the statistical, the historical, and the personal. Critical analysis and discussion of the position Asian Americans hold in society.

ES  2002, Ethnic Experience in America (4)
A comparative approach to immigration and migration.  The changing character of immigration and migration in the United States and its sociocultural and policy implications.  Not open to those with credit for ES 1002. 

ES 3030, Immigrant and Refugee Women (4)
Changes and continuities in the lives of immigrant and refugee women, especially with reference to the conditions leading to their departure from their countries of origin and adaptation and resettlement in the United States. Cross-listed with WOST 3030
ES 3430, Interracial Sex and Marriage

ES 3430, Interracial Sex and Marriage (4)
Interracial sex and marriage in the U.S. through literature and film  Themes/images will be placed within a larger historical context of shifting attitudes about race and gender.

ES 3551, Asian American Women and Men (4)
Through a survey of changing images and roles of Asian women and men in the United States, course explores how gender has been socially constructed. Conceptions of masculinity and femininity will be treated as relational and comparisons will be made between Asian Americans and other racial groups

ES 3552, The Chinese Experience in the United States (4)
Survey of the Chinese American experience from the nineteenth century "bachelor" societies to the present. Special attention given to issues of generation, social class, gender, sexual orientation, year and condition of entry, and place of residence. Not open to students with credit for ES 2552.

ES 3555/SOC 3555 Asian American Family Patterns (4)
The family is conceptualized as an adaptable institution. How changes in larger society-immigration, race relations, gender roles-affect the Asian family in the United States. Topics include "bachelor" communities, picture brides, and interracial relationships. Not open to students with credit for SOC 3417.