1. CENTER FOR ASIAN
AMERICAN STUDIES
(CAAS) AT UT
Madeline Y. Hsu, Ph.D.
Director, Center for Asian American Studies
Associate Professor, Department of History

2. Key Themes in Asian American Studies
• Asians were the first targets of enforced US
immigration restrictions with the Chinese
Restriction Act of 1882.
• Michelle Phan is the most subscribed make-up
guru on Youtube.
• Asian Pacific Americans, often perceived as a
“model minority,” are overrepresented at both the
high and low ends of household income levels.
• Since 2011, Asian immigration has been the
highest in the United States.

3. What is Asian American Studies?
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4. What is the Asian American Studies
Major?
• Major Requirements:
• The undergraduate Asian American Studies major in the
College of Liberal Arts requires 24 semester hours of
coursework in addition to all other Liberal Arts area
requirements.
• 3 hours Introduction to Asian American Studies: AAS 301.
• 9 hours in Asian American Studies. At least one course in
each of the following: AAS 320: Culture, Literature or
Media Studies; AAS 325: Economics, History or
Government; and AAS 330: Anthropology, Geography or
Sociology.
• 12 additional hours of Asian American Studies
• At least 18 out of 24 total hours must be upper-division.

5. Why Become an Asian American
Studies Major?

6. Additional CAAS programs:
• Honors:
http://www.utexas.edu/cola/centers/aas/undergraduate-
program/honors.php
• Minor (12 unit):
• Community internships: state legislators, Austin History
Center, AsianAustin.com/TODO, Asian American
Resource Center, Asian American Cultural Center,
Network of Asian American Organizations
• Student scholarships
• Student organization co-sponsorships such as YBO,
GraduAsian

7. What AAS Majors Had to Say…
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