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More than simply offer Asian American studies courses or content, Maum wants to reimagine how such courses can educate as it heals, and heals as it educates. We want to create learning spaces that move us—our bodies, our spirits—to create more meaningful connections with ourselves, our ancestors, and our social movements. We’re prepared to do so—drawing on Dr. Park’s award-winning teaching of Asian American studies in over seven higher education institutions, from Harvard University to San Quentin Prison and minna Kim’s background as a K-12 educator, social worker etc etc etc…we hope to create both online and blended courses…

Possible Courses:

  • Introduction to Asian America

  • Asian American History (3 weeks)

  • Asian American Film (3 weeks)

  • Asian American Media

  • Asian American Performance

  • Korean American Culture and History

  • Asian American Social Movements

  • Techno-Orientalism

  • Black-Asian American Solidarities

  • Asian American Foodways

  • Understanding the 1992 Los Angeles Uprising

  • Understanding the 19th Century Anti-Chinese Movement and Early Immigrant Chinese Organizations Through Watching The TV Series Warrior

  • Understanding US WWII Incarceration of Japanese Americans Through Watching Terror: The Infamy

We also hope to offer courses tailored to specific demographic audiences and interests, such as:

  • Parents of transracial Asian adoptees

  • People in interracial relationships with an Asian partner

  • Marketing to Asian American Audiences

  • etc

“I had the good fortune to have Dr. Terry Park as my undergraduate thesis advisor in college. As an educator, Terry is compassionate, knowledgeable, and open-minded, and his influence carries far beyond the walls of the classroom. Terry taught Asian American Studies as something that was living - something to be engaged with, rather than memorized. He showed that what we studied was not only relevant to but also crucial in understanding the world today. That perspective has fundamentally altered the way I view the world, and I still reflect on his classes with great nostalgia. I'm incredibly grateful to have been his student, and I sincerely hope that everyone has the chance someday to learn from someone as kind, curious, and encouraging as Terry.”

— Karen Chee, comedian, actor, and Emmy-nominated writer (Late Night at Seth Meyers)