Class Panel Presentations - Thurs Dec. 6-Wed. Dec.. 12
Individual Project Papers & Class Portfolios due Thurs 12/13 for
Sec. 2 and Fri 12/14 for Sec. 1.
No Final Examination given in this class.
A. How does your portfolio show how Asian Pacific Islander Americans
reacted to and resisted institutionalized forms of racial, class, and gender
domination?
B. How has your involvement in Asian Pacific Islander American
community organizations contributed to your views about creating social
change?
C. Which readings/films/discussions have influenced you the most
regarding the efforts of Asian Pacific Islander American community organizations
trying to create social change?
Include your answers in the front of your portfolios.
Instructions for Field Projects/Papers and Panels
Week 3 [9/17-21] The Asian American Movement & community change;
Institutional Racism and the UN conference against racism
Read Chapter 1 - Glenn Omatsu, "The 'Four Prisons' and the Movements
of Liberation: Asian American
Activism from the 1960s to the 1990s".
Read Asian Week articles on UN Conf and the Asian American community's
response to the 9/11 attacks and the rise of racism & hate crimes against
Arabs, Muslims and Asian Americans
Written reflections re UN Conf on Racism &
Aftermath of 9/11 Attacks due on Monday 9/24 [sec. 1] and Tuesday 9/25
[sec. 2]
Week 4-5 [9/24-10/5] - no class on 10/3-5]
Finish Miyoung Cho's article. Read Intro pp. 1-18; & Edward
Chang, "America's First Multiethnic Riots".
Film: Yuri Kochiyama: Passion for Justice
View excerpts from Frontline: The LA Riots One
Year later
Skim - Elaine Kim's interview with Bong Hwan Kim
1. Drawing from the film Yuri Kochiyama: Passion for Justice discuss
Yuri's changes in her 'worldview' over time. Include in your answer
your views as to how and why her views changed.
2. According to Karin Aguilar San Juan and Milyoung Cho why is
'identity' so important in Asian American community change efforts?
Explain also why they both think also that Asian and Pacific Islander activists
must go "beyond identity politics" in our thinking and action for community
change.
3. What is Edward Chang's analysis of the causes of the LA Riots/Uprisings?
Make sure you show that you understand the meaning of concepts he uses
such as "deindustrialization."
4. Using our class discussions, readings and the video excerpts
viewed in class (Frontline: The LA Riots [on reserve in the Media Access
Center in the library]) construct/draw a "problem tree" of the issues arising
out of the LA Riots/Uprisings of 1992 [see the sample below for ideas and
be as creative as you want on this assignment]-
a. for the branches and leaves of the tree identify the various problems or issues involvedClick Here for a Sample Problem Tree
b. for the trunk of the tree identify the immediate causes of the problems/issues you have identified
c. for the roots of the tree identify the 'root causes' [the underlying, sometimes invisible reasons] of the problems you identified.
d. we will discuss your trees in class on 10/8 and 10/9.
Additional Reading for 10/12 and the week of 10/15
How to be HEARD:
A Guide to Advocacy
for Community Organizations [Center for Community Change]
Written Reflection Due Wed. 10/31 for sec. 1 and Due Thurs 11/1 for
sec. 2
3 Questions:
1. Discuss the various strategies for community change described in class and in the readings by Rita Chaudry Sethy, Margaretta Lin/Cheng Imm Tan, & Peter Kiang. Focus on the strategies of services, advocacy and organizing.
2. What is the difference between organizing and advocacy? Give examples from the readings, class discussions or films shown/discussed in class.
3. Why does E. San Juan Jr. describe the United States as a 'racist society'? Make sure you discuss how he analyzes the Pilipino community's racial subordination & class exploitation. How does he suggest Pilipinos and other Asian Americans deal with their predicament or situation in the U.S.?
Weeks 6-8 [10/8-26]: Community-Based Organizations/Case Studies/Etc.
Readings from course text:
Articles by Rita Chaudry Sethi on Anti-Asian Violence; Margaretta Lin/Cheng
Imm Tan on Domestic Violence & AA's; Peter Kiang on Lowell, Massachusetts
Cambodian, Latino and Irish communities & educational rights; and E.San
Juan Jr. on the predicament of Filipinos in the US.
Additional Reading for 10/12 & 10/13 and the week of 10/15
How to be HEARD:
A Guide to Advocacy
for Community Organizations [Center for Community Change]
Additional Reading for 10/26 & 10/30 and week of 10/29
THE
MIDWEST ACADEMY DIRECT ACTION ORGANIZING PROCESS [Midwest Academy]
Note: Class will not meet on Wednesday 11/7, Thursday 11/8 or
Friday 11/9. See the new DUE DATE for the reflection questions below.
Use the time to work on your reflection papers [you may want to review
the ethnic and alternative media for some analysis of the outcomes for
the 11/6/01 election.
I also suggest that you use the time to work on your field projects.
Nov. 6, 2001 ELECTIONS/Barriers to Political Participation Reflection Questions -
NEW DUE DATE Monday Nov. 12 for sec. 1 and Tues Nov.13 for sec. 2.
Mon Nov. 19 [Tues 11/20 sec. 2] - Community Event assignment due; panel
prep time; discussion on community groups.
Wed Nov. 21 - no class meeting - work on individual field projects.
Thurs and Fri Nov. 22+23 - no class meeting - Thanksgiving Holiday.
Mon Nov. 26 [Tues 11/27 sec. 2] - Discussion - Agenda/Analysis/Strategies;
group prep time.
Wed Nov. 28 - continued discussion in class.
Thurs Nov. 29 & Fri Nov. 30 - No class meeting. Use time
for panel groups to meet and prepare for presentations.