Asian-African American Relations

Description

Completed 6 hours core communication. This course examines the history of Asian-Black racial solidarity and social struggles in the United States. Students will learn about the historically interracial collaboration and mutual support amongst African American and Asian American revolutionaries in previous struggles for civil rights and human rights and how such solidarity is important and necessary in today’s movements. Students will also learn to decipher the cultural complexities and the social agenda of the current racial tensions between communities of color. Overall, this course addresses the crucial mission for Asian and African Americans to carry on the legacy of the past in contemporary struggles for social justice and equality. Students will learn about the historically interracial collaboration and mutual support amongst African American and Asian American revolutionaries in previous struggles for civil rights and human rights and how such solidarity is important and necessary in today’s movements. Students will also learn to decipher the cultural complexities and the social agenda of the currently racial tensions between communities of color.