Conditional Students of Color: Understanding Asian American Student Identity Development
Fall 2006, Course 9
Instructor: Dr. Mamta Motwani Accapadi
CLOSED
Course Overview:
Asian Americans have often been "othered" in the race dialogue that occurs on university campuses.
Consequently, the needs of the diverse Asian American community are often not fully met, or even understood on campus.
In this course students will learn about:
- Challenges that Asian American students face on college campuses
- Factors which impact the racial identity development process for Asian American students
- Asian American identity development theories
- Myths/Stereotypes associated with Asian American students
- Strategies to authentically advise/support Asian American students
Learning Outcomes:
Active participants of this course will:
- Understand the historical context of Asian America
- Understand the diverse communities which make up Asian America
- Identify key areas of concern, based on research, for Asian American students on college campuses
- Create a campus assessment of Asian American support services on their campus
- Develop strategies to support Asian American students and Asian American student organizations.
Participant Expectations:
Students are expected to complete the required readings, engage the issues raised in the course, participate in discussions with other students and the instructor about the issues raised, challenge and support the learning and growth of other students, and open themselves to enhancing their own learning and growth.
Individuals registering for CEUs will receive 1.0 CEU upon successful
completion of the course.
Instructor Bio:
Dr. Mamta Motwani Accapadi serves as the Assistant Director of the Multicultural Information Center at The University of Texas at Austin. She also teaches within the Asian American Studies program. Additionally, she serves as an advisor to multiple Asian American student organizations, and her area of academic interest is South Asian American identity development. She has served as the co-chair of API-NCORE, the Asian American Caucus of the National Conference on Race and Ethnicity (NCORE), and she currently serves as a member of NCORE's national advisory committee.
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