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  • 3.00 Credits

    Three hours lecture per week. UC/CSU, AA GE, CSU GE, IGETC, CUL DIV Advisory: Eligibility for ENGL 100 C. This course is an introduction to the field of African-American Studies. An interdisciplinary approach will be employed to study the various experiences of African Americans and their contributions to American society and culture. The course will cover historical and contemporary issues, including African origins, the development of African-American culture, the struggles of the black family, black political life, and the socio-economic empowerment of black people in the United States.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Three hours lecture per week. UC/CSU, AA GE, CSU GE, IGETC, CUL DIV Advisory: Eligibility for ENGL 100 C. This course is a survey of the African-American experience in the United States from its African roots to 1865, emphasizing the roles of African Americans in the political, social, and economic development of American society. Topics covered include: the trans-Atlantic slave trade; the process of enslavement in the Americas; slave life and resistance; the socio-economic conditions of free blacks; the politico-economic dispute regarding slavery and its consequences in the outbreak of the American Civil War; and the emancipation of the enslaved black population.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Three hours lecture per week. UC/CSU, AA GE, CSU GE, IGETC, CUL DIV Advisory: Eligibility for ENGL 100 C. This course is a survey of the African-American experience in the United States from the Era of Reconstruction to the present, emphasizing the roles of African Americans in the political, social and economic development of American society. Topics covered include: the various phases of the Reconstruction period; black life in the "New South"; thedebates over educational and socio-economic progress; the migrations to the North and West; the struggles of the black working class; the impact of the two world wars on black life; the Civil Rights Movement; militancy during the 1960s; and the black experience in contemporary America.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Three hours lecture per week. UC/CSU, AA GE, CSU GE, IGETC, CUL DIV Advisory: Eligibility for ENGL 100 C. This course is an introduction to the field of Chicana/o Studies. It is designed to acquaint students with the most significant social, political, economic, and historical aspects of the Chicana/o experience in the United States. The course is interdisciplinary in nature and will critically analyze the societal context in which Chicanas/os have sought to maintain their culture.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Three hours lecture per week. UC/CSU, AA GE, CSU GE, IGETC, CUL DIV Advisory: Eligibility for ENGL 100 C. This course is a survey of Chicana/o history from the pre-European conquest era of North America to the contemporary period in the United States. The course examines not only the historical experience of Chicanas/os in this country but also investigates the interconnections of racial and ethnic interaction; issues of class, gender and political economy; and social forces of hegemony. Materials to be considered include works in history, the behavioral sciences, literature, and the arts.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Three hours lecture per week. UC/CSU, CSU GE, IGETC, CUL DIV Advisory: Eligibility for ENGL 100 C. This course focuses on the contemporary characteristics and significant contributions of the Chicana/o community. Emphasis is placed on contemporary sociological systems including, but not limited to, education, politics, religion, and criminal justice. Some field study and research work may be required to provide relevant experiences.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Three hours lecture per week. UC/CSU, AA GE, CSU GE, IGETC, CUL DIV Advisory: Eligibility for ENGL 100 C. This course is an historical examination of the native peoples of the Americas from their early beginnings to the present. Emphasis is placed on the relations between Native Americans and other peoples in the United States. A socio-cultural approach is utilized to develop a thorough understanding of the Native American experience. Cypress College 2008-2009 190 / Foreign Language
  • 3.00 Credits

    Three hours lecture per week. UC/CSU, AA GE, CSU GE, IGETC, CUL DIV Advisory: Eligibility for ENGL 100 C. This course is an introduction to the field of Asian-American Studies. An interdisciplinary approach will be employed to study the experiences of various Asian and Pacific Islander groups in the United States, utilizing the perspectives of race, nationality, class, gender, and sexuality. The course will cover historical and contemporary issues within Asian and Pacific Islander American communities, including immigration, anti-Asian violence, labor, unionization, and stereotypes.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Three hours lecture per week. UC/CSU, AA GE, CSU GE, IGETC, CUL DIV Advisory: Eligibility for ENGL 100 C. This course is a survey of the Asian and Pacific Islander American experience in the United States from the mid-nineteenth century to the present. It addresses the historical forces that affected Asian and Pacific Islander American communities including: Chinese, Japanese, Filipino, Korean, Hawaiian, South Asian, and Southeast Asian. Topics covered include: Asian and Pacific Islander origins; immigration and settlement patterns; labor struggles and community formation; racism and U.S. exclusionary policies; the struggles for inclusion and civil rights; and the Asian and Pacific Islander American experience in contemporary America.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Three hours lecture per week. UC/CSU, CSU GE, CUL DIV This course will explore the principal factors that gave rise to the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s. Sociological models of collective behavior and social movements are utilized to analyze social structures, existing conditions, leadership, goals and tactics, organization, successes and failures and long term results of the Movement.
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