HIST 313 Transpacific Perspective on Midwest

Situating the American Midwest in a larger context, this class introduces students to the language, terminology, key questions and central themes of the study of global migration through local communities. As a case study, it takes a transpacific, transnational, and hemispheric approach to the history of Asians in the Americas. The course explores the factors that led to a growing Asian presence in the Americas and how emigration affected Asian societies. Through these studies, the course critically examines the categories Asian and Asian American.