ENG 204 - Asian American Literature

Institution:

CUNY LaGuardia Community College

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Description:

This course examines the achievements of Asian American writers, exploring ways in which these writers represent community, class, nation, race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality and culture, and analyzing recurrent themes such as identity, generation conflict, and assimilation. Literary works written in English by Khaled Hosseini, Henry David Hwang, Maxine Hong Kingston, Jhumpa Lahiri, Chang-rae Lee, Bharati Mukherjee, John Okada, and Wakako Yamauchi, among others, might be studied.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.lagcc.cuny.edu

Phone Number:

(718) 482-7200

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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