Introduction, Overview of Course The Filipino American Experience

This class is an overview of Professor Rodriguez's sociological (i.e.historical, structural, critical) approach to understanding Filipino community formation in the U.S. In addition, it provides a description of the course requirements. Drawing inspiration from the original demands of Ethnic Studies student activists from which Asian American Studies emerges, Professor Rodriguez insists, "the more you know, the more you owe," hence, all assignments for the course have a community-service orientation.