The undergraduate Minor in Asian Pacific American Studies is an interdisciplinary program of study concerned with significant concepts and realities that bear on Asian Pacific American identity and culture. Special attention is focused on the advocacy of people of Asian and Pacific Islander descent residing in the United States. The program highlights their legacy of struggle and their ongoing contributions to American culture and democracy. It also strives to broaden perspectives n class, gender, sexual, religious, and other differences that comprise Asian Pacific America.
The disciplines represented include psychology, sociology, literature, philosophy, and religious studies among others. The program also administers internships and requires service-learning courses that will provide access to numerous Asian Pacific American organizations in the region. By integrating knowledge and service, the program seeks to contribute to the University's mission of raising leaders competent to face the changing realities of the Bay Area and beyond.
