What is Asian American Studies?
Asian American Studies is an interdisciplinary field, drawing from and contributing to the humanities, social sciences, and the arts. Asian American Studies also draws upon and advances theoretical perspectives and methodologies utilized in ethnic, feminist, and cultural studies. Scholars in Asian American Studies not only tell the dreams, struggles, and accomplishments of Asian Pacific Islander South Asian Americans, they also examine the social construction of knowledge and the socio-economic, political, artistic, and cultural roles of Asian Pacific Islander South Asian Americans in the multicultural society of the United States. Topics include, but are not limited to, studies of immigration, imperialism and war, diaspora, law and legislation, community formation and civil rights, cultural production.