Requirements
In addition to meeting the general PSU requirements for a degree in any field, students pursuing a minor in Pacific Islander and Asian American Studies must complete 24 credits of which at least 12 credits must be taken in residence at Portland State University.
Core Courses (8 credits)
Take two courses:
- PIAA 201 Introduction to Pacific Islander and Asian American Studies
and
- PIAA 301 Pacific Islander Studies or PIAA 302U/WS302U Introduction to Asian American Studies
Electives (16 credits)
Take any four courses from this list (other courses may count for the minor with approval):
- PIAA 301 Pacific Islander Studies (4 credits)
- PIAA 302U/WS 302U Introduction to Asian American Studies (4 credits)
- PIAA 316/PHE 316 Asian American Health Equity (4 credits)
- PIAA 369U/Eng 369U Asian American Literature (4 credits)
- Anth 318U Asian American Experience (4 credits)
- Anth 426 Transnationalism and Migration (4 credits)
- Eng 469 Advanced Topics in Asian American Literature and Culture (4 credits)
- Hst 335U Race and Ethnicity in U.S. History (4 credits)
- Hst 490 Comparative World History: Internment (4 credits)
- Intl 321U Topics in Asian Identities and Globalization (4 credits)
- Intl 360U Bollywood: Communicating Contemporary South Asia through Cinema (4 credits)
- Ling 332U "Do I talk wrong?" Language Myths in the USA (4 credits)
- NAS 442 Decolonizing Methodologies: Insurgent Research and Indigenous Education (4 credits)
- PS 335U Race and Politics in the United States (4 credits)
- Soc 337U Prejudice, Privilege, and Power (4 credits)
- WS 470U Asian American Women's Studies (4 credits)
Total Credit Hours: 24