This course introduces students to the interdisciplinary field of Asian American Studies. It examines the foundation, theories and methodologies informing the study of APIDA (Asian Pacific Islander Desi American) communities. This course explores the historical and contemporary Asian American political, social, and cultural practices and experiences in the United States. Course topics include history, social movements, politics, community, art, spirituality, cultural production, transnational and transpacific considerations of race, ethnicity, im(migration), gender, sexuality, class, intersectional identity formation, gender, sexuality, class, family, social justice, and agency and self-affirmation. Moreover, the course critically analyzes race and ethnicity, equity, ethnocentrism, Eurocentrism, and white supremacy.