ClassInfo - Fall 2020 Asian American Studies Classes

Fall 2020 | AAS 3483 Section 001: Hmong History Across the Globe (17842)

Instructor(s): Mai Na Lee
Class Component:: Lecture
Credits:: 3 Credits
Grading Basis:: Student Option
Instructor Consent:: No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:: Completely Online
Class Attributes:: Online Course
Meets With:: HIST 3483 Section 001
Times and Locations:: Regular Academic Session

09/08/2020 - 12/16/2020

Mon, Wed 09:45AM - 11:00AM

Off Campus

UMN REMOTE
Enrollment Status:: Open (7 of 15 seats filled)
Also Offered:: (Tentative) Fall 2023

Course Catalog Description:: Hmong interaction with lowland Southeast Asian states (Laos, Vietnam) and Western colonial powers (French, American) since 19th century. Changes to religious, social, political, and gender institutions. Aspirations for political autonomy.
Class Notes:: This course is completely online in a synchronous format. The course will meet online at the scheduled times.
Class Description:: The course deals with the Hmong and their relations with Chinese and Southeast Asian states as well as with Western colonial powers (French and US) to 1975. Critical themes include highland-lowland relations, issues of statelessness, nationalist movements, minority aspirations and integration into nation-states, the role of minorities in the context of US Cold War politics, and the displacement of the Hmong into the West. Religious, social, political, and gender and ethnic identity transformations are central focus.
Grading:: Grading: 2 midterms, discussions/class assignments, short critical papers, newspaper report, term paper, and a final exam
Exam Format:: Identifying terms/themes and essay question
Class Format:: 75% lecture
25% Discussion
Workload:: 75-80 pages reading per week
Textbooks:: https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/17842/1209
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:: 8 April 2016

To link directly to this ClassInfo page from your website or to save it as a bookmark, use:: http://classinfo.umn.edu/?subject=AAS&catalog_nbr=3483&term=1209
To see a URL-only list for use in the Faculty Center URL fields, use:: http://classinfo.umn.edu/?subject=AAS&catalog_nbr=3483&term=1209&url=1
To see this page output as XML, use:: http://classinfo.umn.edu/?subject=AAS&catalog_nbr=3483&term=1209&xml=1
To see this page output as JSON, use:: http://classinfo.umn.edu/?subject=AAS&catalog_nbr=3483&term=1209&json=1
To see this page output as CSV, use:: http://classinfo.umn.edu/?subject=AAS&catalog_nbr=3483&term=1209&csv=1

ClassInfo created and maintained by the Humphrey School of Public Affairs.

If you have questions about specific courses, we strongly encourage you to contact the department where the course resides.