English 387 - SEM:ASIAN AMERICAN AUTOBIOGR

Topics course A consideration of the best written and most thoughtful travel writings by Asian Americans. How are Asian Americans perceived and how do they perceive themselves when they are abroad, especially in their countries of heritage? In most cases, travel complicates rather than clarifies the relationship between identity and location. Likely authors to be studied include Dilruba Ahmed, Luis Francia, Katy Robinson, David Mura, Andrew Pham, Paiskey Rekdal, and Pramila Jayapal.

Topic: Asian American Travel Writing: Narratives of Identity and Location. Instructor Permission. Not open to first-years, sophomores