ETST 135: The Mass Incarceration of Japanese Americans

2008-09 2009-10 →
changes (lax) changes (strict) ▾ 2012-13 → 2009-10 →

Units: 4

Hours: Lecture, 3 hours; term paper, 3 hours

Catalog page 270

Prerequisites: upper-division standing or consent of instructor

Description: Overview of mass incarceration of Japanese Americans within their overall experience in the United States. Emphasis is on variables that generated similarities and internal diversity within the broader ethnic group. Also explores the broad relevance of mass incarceration for understanding our post-9 world. Fulfills either the Humanities or Social Sciences requirement for the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, but not both.