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Asian American Studies Internship
Independent Study
Overtallies
Take AAS Courses on Other CUNY Campuses

Current Courses

These are the undergraduate courses offered for the current academic year, subject to change. For the most up-to-date information, always check the schedule of classes.

Course	Number	Credits	Fulfills*
Asians in the United States	ASIAN 21000	3	Flexible Core - Individual and Society; Pluralism and Diversity - Category 2
Arab American Literature	ASIAN 22004	3	Pluralism and Diversity - Group B
South Asian Women's Literature	ASIAN 22005	3	Pluralism and Diversity - Group B; Writing Intensive
Filipino American Literature	ASIAN 22006	3	Pluralism and Diversity - Group B; Writing Intensive
Introduction to Writing About Asian American Literature	ASIAN 22100	3	Required Core - English Composition; Writing Intensive
Asian American Art	ASIAN 22500	3	Flexible Core - Creative Expression; Pluralism and Diversity - Group B; Writing Intensive
Topics in Asian American Society: Asian American Communities and Mental Health	ASIAN 23002	3	Flexible Core - Individual and Society; Pluralism and Diversity - Group B
Immigration Policy in Metropolitan NY	ASIAN 23006	3	-
Asian American Family	ASIAN 24100	3	-
New Dir in Asian Amer Cinema	ASIAN 34005	3	-
Asian American Queerness	ASIAN 39019	3	Pluralism and Diversity - Group B
Independent Study	ASIAN 46001	1	-
Independent Study	ASIAN 46002	2	-
Independent Study	ASIAN 46003	3	-
Immigration Policy	ASIAN 49000	3	Pluralism and Diversity - Group B

Course	Number	Credits	Fulfills*
Asians in the United States	ASIAN 21000	3	Flexible Core - Individual and Society
South Asian Women's Literature	ASIAN 22005	3	Writing Intensive
Filipino American Literature	ASIAN 22006	3	Pluralism and Diversity - Group B; Writing Intensive
Introduction to Writing About Asian American Literature	ASIAN 22100	3	Required Core - English Composition; Writing Intensive
Asian American Art	ASIAN 22500	3	Flexible Core - Creative Expression; Writing Intensive
Topics in Asian American Society: Asian American Communities and Mental Health	ASIAN 23002	3	Flexible Core - Individual and Society; Pluralism and Diversity - Group B
Immigration Policy in Metropolitan NY	ASIAN 23006	3	-
Multicultural Theatre Performance	ASIAN 23011	3	-
Meritocracy & Race: Myth & Reality	ASIAN 23016	3	-
Afro Asian/Asian -Black Relations in the U.S.	ASIAN 23017	3	-
Asian American Studies Internship	ASIAN 29000	3	-
Asian American Communities and Public Policy	ASIAN 33012	3	Pluralism and Diversity - Group B
Theories and Methods for Researching Asian American Communities	ASIAN 33014	3	-
Asian American Civil Rights and the Law	ASIAN 39002	3	Pluralism and Diversity - Group B
Race & Ethnicity Pol NY	ASIAN 39004	3	-
Independent Study	ASIAN 46001	1	-
Independent Study	ASIAN 46002	2	-
Independent Study	ASIAN 46003	3	-

Course	Number	Session / Weeks	Credits	Instructor(s)
Asians in the United States	ASIAN 21000	Session 1 / 6 Weeks	3	Multiple
Filipino American Literature	ASIAN 22006	Session 1 / 8 Weeks	3	Fidelito Cortes
Introduction to Writing About Asian American Literature	ASIAN 22100	Multiple	3	Rebecca Qidwai
Asian American Studies Internship	ASIAN 29000	Session 1 / 8 Weeks	3	Multiple

Schedule of Classes

You can search for the schedule of the classes using either CUNY Global Search Tool or by logging into your CUNYfirst account using their Search for Classes option.

Course Catalog

The course catalog lists all Asian American Studies courses ever taught. You can use the undergraduate courses catalog to see the full list of undergraduate courses. Asian American Studies courses have the prefix ASIAN.

Note: You will need to consult the schedule of classes or contact the department to find when/if a listed course may be offered.

UNDERGRAD

course catalog

AASP Courses

Title	Number	Credits	Fulfills*
Asian American Experience	ASIAN 10100	3

Title	Number	Credits	Fulfills*
Asian American Studies	ASIAN 20100	3
Asians in the United States	ASIAN 21000	3	Individual and Society / Pluralism and Diversity Group B
Asian American Women Writers	ASIAN 22001	3	Pluralism and Diversity Group B
Survey of Asian American Literature	ASIAN 22002	3
American Trad in Asian American Literature	ASIAN 22003	3
Arab American Literature	ASIAN 22004	3	Pluralism and Diversity Group B
South Asian Women's Literature	ASIAN 22005	3	Pluralism and Diversity Group B
Filipino American Literature	ASIAN 22006	3	Pluralism and Diversity Group B
Korean American Literature	ASIAN 22007	3
Central Asian Literature and Film	ASIAN 22008	3
Gnd Genre Asia American	ASIAN 22009	3
Asian American Literature	ASIAN 22012	3
Introduction to Writing About Asian American Literature	ASIAN 22100	3	Writing Requirement
Asian American Art	ASIAN 22500	3	Creative Expression / Writing Requirement / Pluralism and Diversity Group B
Topics: Asian American Society	ASIAN 23000	3
Globalization and Gender	ASIAN 23001	3	Pluralism and Diversity Group B
Topics in Asian American Society: Asian American Communities and Mental Health	ASIAN 23002	3	Individual and Society / Pluralism and Diversity Group B
Communicating Asian American Studies	ASIAN 23005	3
Rising China's Challenge to the Rules-based Order	ASIAN 23037	3
High Tech Totalitarianism: How China’s Orwellian Nightmare Impacts the International Order	ASIAN 23044	3
Asian-Pac American Media	ASIAN 23051	3
Gender, Globalization, and Asians/Asian Americans	ASIAN 23052	3
Korean Americans	ASIAN 24051	3
Women of East Asia	ASIAN 24052	3
Asian American Family	ASIAN 24100	3
Women in Contempory China	ASIAN 25001	3
Asian American Movement	ASIAN 25051	3
Asian Amer Make Amer	ASIAN 25151	3
Asian American Studies Internship	ASIAN 29000	3

Title	Number	Credits	Fulfills*
Advance Topics: Literature Asian	ASIAN 32000	3
Nation Self and Asian Identity	ASIAN 32001	3	Pluralism and Diversity Group B
AA Literature: Debates & Disp	ASIAN 32002	3
Chinese North American Literature	ASIAN 32004	3
Asian American Memoir	ASIAN 32005	3	Pluralism and Diversity Group B
Passport Readings	ASIAN 32006	3
Pacific Islander Literature	ASIAN 32008	3
Japanese Internment	ASIAN 32009	3
Sociology and Memoir	ASIAN 32061	3
Asian American Social Protest Literature	ASIAN 32100	3	Pluralism and Diversity Group B
Asian Amer Lit & Ethno Image	ASIAN 32200	3
Adv Topics:Asian Amer Society	ASIAN 33000	3
Chinese in the U.S.	ASIAN 33001	3	Pluralism and Diversity Group B
Korean Americans	ASIAN 33002	3
South Asian Communities in the US	ASIAN 33003	3	Pluralism and Diversity Group B
Japanese in the United States	ASIAN 33004	3
Filipino-American	ASIAN 33005	3
Asian Migration History	ASIAN 33006	3
Southeast Asians in Contemporary U.S.	ASIAN 33007	3
Muslim Diasporas	ASIAN 33008	3	Pluralism and Diversity Group B
Asian Diasporas	ASIAN 33009	3
Asian American & Education	ASIAN 33010	3
Asian American Transracial Adopt	ASIAN 33011	3
Asian American Communities and Public Policy	ASIAN 33012	3	Pluralism and Diversity Group B
Community Organizing	ASIAN 33013	3
Theories and Methods for Researching Asian American Communities	ASIAN 33014	3
Human Rights in China	ASIAN 33025	3
Asian American Theater	ASIAN 33045	3
Imagining Asia	ASIAN 33051	3
Oral History, Culture Id, Art	ASIAN 33052	3	Pluralism and Diversity Group B
Asians in NYC	ASIAN 33055	3
Mixed Race Asian America	ASIAN 33056	3
Globalization, Labor and Race	ASIAN 33060	3
Asian American Women	ASIAN 33100	3
Asian Pacific American Media	ASIAN 34001	3	Pluralism and Diversity Group B
Twi: Asian Media	ASIAN 34002	3
Western Asian Amer Lit & Film	ASIAN 34003	3	Pluralism and Diversity Group B
Vietnam thru Literature & Film	ASIAN 34004	3
New Dir in Asian Amer Cinema	ASIAN 34005	3
South Asian Community in US	ASIAN 34051	3
Contempory Filipino-Amer Lit	ASIAN 34100	3
Asian American History of Labor and Politics	ASIAN 35100	3	Pluralism and Diversity Group B
Asian American Women's Narrative	ASIAN 35151	3
Asian Amer Literature & Culture	ASIAN 35152	3
Asian Amer Woman:Performance	ASIAN 36001	3
East Asia to 1600	ASIAN 36002	3
China Since 1800	ASIAN 36003	3
International Migration	ASIAN 39001	3	Pluralism and Diversity Group B
Asian American Civil Rights and the Law	ASIAN 39002	3	Pluralism and Diversity Group B
Asian American Ethnicity Eco & Urban	ASIAN 39003	3
Race & Ethnicity Pol NY	ASIAN 39004	3
Asian Amer Lit & English Lang	ASIAN 39005	3
Gender in Asian American Literature and Film	ASIAN 39006	3	Pluralism and Diversity Group B
Gender & Dev:Asia & Aamer	ASIAN 39007	3
South Asian Migration History	ASIAN 39008	3
Anthropology of Asian Diaspora	ASIAN 39009	3
The English Language in South Asian Literature	ASIAN 39010	3
Asian American Feminism	ASIAN 39011	3
Asians:Latin America & Caribbean	ASIAN 39012	3
Arb Amer:Img,Soc,Cult	ASIAN 39013	3
Politics & Asian Identity	ASIAN 39014	3
Immigration & The Economy	ASIAN 39015	3	Pluralism and Diversity Group B
Ethnicity and American English	ASIAN 39016	3
Language & Ethnicity	ASIAN 39017	3
Asian American Poetics	ASIAN 39018	3	Pluralism and Diversity Group B
Asian American Queerness	ASIAN 39019	3	Pluralism and Diversity Group B
Asian American Literary Theory	ASIAN 39020	3
Asian American Literature: NY & LA	ASIAN 39021	3
LGBTQ Asian America	ASIAN 39023	3

* Fulfills Hunter Core Requirement.

Title	Number	Credits	Fulfills*
Arab Migration to US	ASIAN 45051	3
Independent Study	ASIAN 46001	1
Independent Study	ASIAN 46002	2
Independent Study	ASIAN 46003	3	Pluralism and Diversity Group B
Immigration Policy	ASIAN 49000	3
Asian American Movement and Community Organizations	ASIAN 49100	3	Pluralism and Diversity Group B

ASIAN 29000: Asian American Studies Internship

The Asian American Studies Program is offering four (4) paid internship opportunities starting in Spring 2026 for Asian American Studies Minors who are interested in working at an Asian American community-based organization.

Please note that you should have an organization in mind and ensure that you are not already being compensated for your labor.

The deadline for applications is December 1, 2025. Please see the flyer linked below for further information.

If you have any questions, feel free to contact deputy director Daniel Woo (dw2492@hunter.cuny.edu) or director, Charles Tien (ctien@hunter.cuny.edu).

View the Flyer for Further Information

Independent Study

If you have taken ASIAN 210 (Asians in the U.S.) and are interested in working on a self-directed independent study project, please contact the Director of the AASP. Typically, independent study projects are open to students with Junior or Senior standing who are prepared to engage in an individually tailored research/creative/community-based project that is of relevance to their major or minor fields of study.

Students should have a full-time faculty member in mind for the supervision of their project, and should have approached this faculty member to discuss her/his independent study topic. With the faculty member's consent, the student can make an appointment to meet with the Director of the AASP in order to complete the necessary paperwork to register for an independent study.

Please note that independent study projects should not be considered as substitution for existing AASP courses: independent study opportunities are for proactive students who are unable to find courses that suit their specific research interests.

After completing the Independent Study form, please submit the original—with all necessary signatures—to A. Calderon, (Hunter West 1338) or ac15130@hunter.cuny.edu. As with all Hunter documents, we suggest that you make a copy for yourself, as well.

Download AASP Independent Study Form PDF

Overtallies

The Asian American Studies Program does not grant overtallies into any of its courses. Please do not contact individual faculty members requesting overtallies. Any concerns with this policy can be discussed with the Program Director.

Take AAS Courses on Other CUNY Campuses

Students can choose to take Asian American Studies courses on other campuses through ePermit/Permit courses. For more information, please refer to Hunter College's ePermit Instructions.

Asian American Studies courses on other CUNY campuses:

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