Culture & Society
Asian-American Studies

Asian American Studies (ASAME) provides an interdisciplinary approach to understanding the historical and current experiences of Asian Pacific Americans.
What You Will Learn
The Asian and Asian American Studies Program includes courses concentrating on Asia as well as courses concerning Asian peoples and Asian Americans in the Americas. Historical, sociological, psychological, and aesthetic perspectives are utilized in these courses in order to provide a broad understanding of this diverse area of the world and the dynamic peoples who live there and trace their ancestry to that region.
Contact Information
Dr. William Ochoa
Division II Dean
wrochoa@peralta.edu