AAST201

Asian American History

Cross-listed with HIST221. Credit only granted for: AAST201 or HIST221. Introduction to the history of Asian Americans and Asians in the United States and the Americas and to the field of Asian American Studies, from an interdisciplinary perspective. Topics include theories of race and ethnicity; Asian migration and diaspora to the Americas; Asian American work and labor issues; gender, family, and communities; nationalism and nativism, and anti-Asian movements; Asian Americans in World War II, the Cold War, and the issues in the civil rights & post-civil rights era.

Spring 2026

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During the Spring 2020 and Spring 2021 semesters, students could choose to take some of their courses pass-fail mid-semester which skews grade data aggregated across multiple semesters.

Average GPA of 3.05 between 662 students*

AAST201 Grade Distribution+-051015202530354045% of studentsABCDFWother
A-: 18.88%
A: 16.77%
A+: 8.76%
B-: 10.73%
B: 12.08%
B+: 14.65%
C-: 1.51%
C: 3.78%
C+: 3.02%
D-: 0.45%
D: 0.3%
D+: 0.15%
F: 2.87%
W: 5.59%
other: 0.45%
* "W"s are considered to be 0.0 quality points. "Other" grades are not factored into GPA calculation. Grade data not guaranteed to be correct.