Overseas Chinese In The United States

This course introduces students to the history of the Chinese in the United States from the mid 19th century to the recent past. Major themes of this course will include immigration and labor, migration and family strategies, race and gender relations, community formation and integration, and historical images from the Yellow Peril to the Model Minority. As a history course, there will be strong emphasis on the mastery of historical context and the analysis of 'texts,' including primary documents, secondary sources, and visual materials such as cartoons and films.

Course Content

• Emigrants' strategies for migration and maintaining connections with their native places.
• Orientalism and discriminations against the Chinese.
• Changing political climate and Chinese communities in post-WWII America.