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Ethnic Studies (ES)
College of Social Sciences
ES 101 Introduction to Ethnic Studies (3) Basic
concepts and theories for analyzing dynamics of ethnic group
experiences, particularly those represented in Hawai‘i, and their
relation to colonization, immigration, problems of identity, racism, and
social class. SS
ES 221 Hawaiians (3) Relationship between
changes in Hawaiian lifestyle and development of Hawaiian economy; land
use and tenure; participation in government, labor, and industry;
Hawaiian institutions; “Hawaiian movement.”
ES 301 Ethnic Identity (3) Individual and group problems of
identity, identity conflict, culture conflict, inter-ethnic relations.
Critical review of available material on Hawai‘i. Pre: one social
sciences core course.
ES 305 African American Experience I (3) Afrocentric
perspective. Analysis of the black political/cultural diaspora,
including ancient African kingdoms, the slavery experience, organized
resistance, emancipation struggles, the Civil War and Reconstruction.
Pre: one social sciences core course or consent.
ES 306 African American Experience II (3) Afrocentric
socio political analysis. The struggle for freedom: Reconstruction
period, reign of terror, intellectual and cultural awakenings, civil
rights movements, contemporary issues. Pre: one social sciences core
course or consent.
ES 310 Ethnicity and Community: Hawai‘i (3) Site
visits to museums, social welfare units, etc., as well as guest
lecturers from the community including police, health, education. Pre:
one social sciences course. (Summer only)
ES 318 Ethnic Diversity: Asian Americans (3) Surveys
five Asian American ethnic groups--their experiences, challenges,
responses, contributions. Explores related topics such as race,
ethnicity, gender, “model minority,” activism, their literature.
Pre: junior standing and one of AMST 201 (or concurrent), AMST 202 (or
concurrent), ES 101 (or concurrent), SOC 100 (or concurrent), or SOC 214
(or concurrent); or consent. (Cross-listed as AMST 318)
ES 320 Hawai‘i and the Pacific (3) Hawai‘i
as part of the Pacific community: selected historical and contemporary
problems of Pacific areas; cultural and economic imperialism, land
alienation, and the impact of development on Pacific peoples. Pre: one
social sciences core course.
ES 330 Japanese in Hawai‘i (3) Issei roots in
Japan; the role of Japanese in labor, politics, and business; sansei and
perspectives on local identity and culture. The Japanese in light of
changing economic, social, and political conditions in Hawai‘i today.
Pre: one social sciences core course.
ES 331 Chinese in Hawai‘i (3) Ethnohistorical
and contemporary view of the experiences of the Chinese in Hawai‘i and
U.S. Mainland; specific roles and contributions; immigration, social
organization, and identity. Pre: one social sciences core course.
ES 332 Caucasians in Hawai‘i (3) Historical
and current views of white ethnic groups in Hawai‘i; significance in
economic and social development of Hawaiian society. Pre: one social
sciences core course.
ES 333 Filipinos in Hawai‘i (3) Historical
and contemporary experiences; immigration; traditional culture and
values; plantation experience; labor organizing; development of Filipino
community. Racism, discrimination, and ethnic identity. Pre: one social
sciences core course or consent.
ES 335 Koreans in Hawai‘i (3) Historical and
contemporary experiences, causes and patterns of immigration, conditions
on plantations, ties to Korea, community development and roles in
society. Pre: one social sciences core course.
ES 338 The Original American: Indians (3) Overview
of American Indian history and traditions. Impact of European contact
and conquest; contemporary issues of resistance and survival. Pre: one
social sciences core course.
ES 340 Land Tenure and Use in Hawai‘i (3) Dynamics
of change: indigenous Hawaiian land tenure; Great Mahele and Kuleana
Act; ethnic succession of land ownership; concentration of ownership
today; effects of land development on ethnic communities. Pre: one
social sciences core course.
ES 348 Teaching Ethnic Studies in Higher Education
(3) Strategies for teaching subject matter in university, college,
and community college classrooms: Concepts, models, classroom
techniques, case studies. Pre: two ES courses at the 100, 200 or 300
level; or consent.
ES 350 Economic Change and Hawai‘i’s People (3)
Development of modern Hawaiian economy and impact on Hawai‘i’s
people. Sugar, pineapple, and tourism industries; role of local and
multinational corporations; scenarios for Hawai‘i’s future
development. Pre: one social sciences core course.
ES 360 Immigration to Hawai‘i (3) Historical
overview: “push and pull factors”; effect of changing economy;
experiences of various ethnic groups; problems of recent immigrants;
immigration policies in the United States and Hawai‘i. Pre: one social
sciences core course.
ES 365 Pacific/Asian Women in Hawai‘i (3) Adaptive
strategies of Hawaiian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Filipino, Samoan, and
Southeast Asian women in Hawai‘i; feminist anthropological and
historical analysis. Pre: one ANTH, SOC, or WS course. (Cross-listed as
WS 360) SS
ES 370 Ethnic Literature of Hawai‘i (3) Writings
of various ethnic groups in Hawai‘i, ancient to contemporary. Songs,
stories, poetry, fiction, essays that illustrate the social history of
Hawai‘i. Pre: one social sciences core course and consent.
(Cross-listed as ENG 370)
ES 380 Fieldwork in Ethnic Studies (V) Specialized
supervision of individual student research projects in historical, oral
history, or contemporary problems. Repeatable to total of 6 credit
hours. Pre: consent.
ES 381 Social Movements in Hawai‘i (3) Role
of various contemporary movements for social change in Hawai‘i:
community, ethnic, labor, student, etc. Theories of social movements and
social change. Pre: one social sciences core course.
ES 392 Change in the Pacific--Polynesia (3) Impact
of cultural and physical change and their interrelationship. Pre: ES or
social sciences courses.
ES 399 Directed Reading/Research (V) Repeatable
to total of 6 credit hours. Pre: consent only.
ES 410 Race, Class, and the Law (3) Historical
context and implications of landmark court decisions and legal issues
affecting social change in ethnic communities in Hawai‘i and the
Continental United States. Pre: one 300-level course in ethnic studies,
political science, or sociology.
ES 420 American Ethnic Relations: Politics and
Economy (3) Relationship between race and class in the United
States, focusing upon ethnic conflict, changing economic structures, and
the role of the modern state. Pre: one 300-level ethnic studies course.
ES 430 Plantation Studies Seminar (3) An
interdisciplinary inquiry into the Hawaiian plantation experience;
topics include women and the family, ethnic relations, environment,
work, etc. Pre: junior standing or consent. (Cross-listed as AMST 416)
ES 455 (Alpha) Topics in Comparative Ethnic
Conflict (3) Causes and dynamics of ethnic conflicts with attention
to problem resolution. (B) Middle East; (C) Hawaiian sovereignty in
Pacific context. Repeatable. Pre: 320 or 392, or consent for (C).
ES 492 Politics of Multiculturalism (3) The
development of ethnic relations and political approaches to
multiculturalism in two multiethnic nations: Canada and the United
States. Pre: one social sciences core course, an ES 300-level course, or
consent.
ES 493 Oral History: Theory and Practice (3) Literature
and methodology; project design. Students develop and execute an oral
history project. Pre: upper division standing; and HIST 151 and HIST
152, or HIST 281 and HIST 282; or consent.
ES 495 Hawaiian Labor History (3) Conditions
of work under varying political, social, and economic transformations in
Hawai‘i; anthropological, sociological, and historic data. Pre: HIST
151 and HIST 152.
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