Spring Quarter Syllabus
Introduction(s) to Asian America and America in Asia
This quarter's readings are drawn from aspects of Asian-American literature. Winter 2006 syllabus
Week One: Asian American Women4/4 - 10-12 workshops
1-4 lecture
4/5 - 10-12 seminars - Making More Waves
4/6 - 10-12 workshops
1-4 lecture
Week Two: China4/11 - 10-12 workshops
1-4 lecture
4/12 - 10-12 seminars - The Joy Luck Club
4/13 - 10-12 workshops
1-4 lecture
Week Three: China4/18 - 10-12 workshops
1-4 lecture
4/19 - 10-12 seminars - River Town
4/20 - 10-12 workshops
1-4 lecture
Week Four: Japan4/25 - 10-12 workshops
1-4 lecture - the camps and music in the camps
4/26 - 10-12 seminars No-No Boy
4/27 - 10-12 workshops
1-4 lecture - Snow Falling on Cedars
NOTE: This weekend is the annual Procession of the Species!Week Five: Japan
5/2 - 10-12 workshops
1-4 lecture Elizabeth Falconer, Japanese Classical Music
5/3 - 10-12 seminars - Turning Japanese
5/4 - 10-12 workshops
1-4 lecture - Mr. Baseball
Week Six: India5/9 - 10-12 workshops
1-4 lecture
5/10 - 10-12 seminars - The Unknown Errors of Our Lives
5/11 - 10-12 workshops
1-4 lecture David Trasoff and Benjy Westheimer, Indian Classical Music
Week Seven: India5/16 - 10-12 workshops
1-4 lecture
5/17 - 10-12 seminars - Darjeeling
5/18 - 10-12 workshops
1-4 lecture
Week Eight: Indonesia5/23 - 10-12 workshops
1-4 lecture
5/24 - 10-12 seminars - to be arranged
5/25 - 10-12 workshops
1-4 lecture
Note: Come to the Folklife Festival in Seattle on Saturday the 27th. In the afternoon our gamelan will be performing on the same stage as the Balinese gamelan from the UW.Week Nine: To Be Arranged
5/30 - 10-12 workshops
1-4 lecture
5/31 - 10-12 seminars - to be arranged
6/1 - 10-12 workshops
1-4 lecture
Week Ten: Performances!!6/7 - 10-12 final dress rehearsals
1-4 performances
6/8 - 10-12 performances
6/9 - 10-12 performances
1-4 performances
Evaluations: if you are desperate for a Friday evaluation, be sure to negotiate it with your seminar leader way in advance.
