Constellation: How Do Asian Cultural Heritages Circulate?

Explore diasporas resulting from migration in and out of East, South, and Southeast Asia. Drawing on History, Ethnomusicology, Dance, Cultural Studies, and Social Linguistics, this Constellation examines historical and contemporary diasporic patterns. Students are encouraged to connect these themes to their own experiences and identities.

Students enroll in one fall course and one spring course for their matched Constellation. Students are assigned to either the fall or spring semester to enroll in one integrated W120 course.

Fall 2025

AMES 121CN Sex and Power in Asian Diasporas (Cross-lists:  GSF 121CN, AADS 121CN)
AMES 120CN Asian Foodways in Migration (Cross-lists: AADS 120CN, ICS 127CN)

WRITING 120 Wisdom In Comparative Rhetoric 
WRITING 120 Being the Other: Diaspora and Literature

Spring 2026

Music 150CN Asian Diasporic Musicking
AMES 120CNS Global Japan
DANCE 141CN Chinese Contemporary Dance in the Diaspora
AMES 173CNS Chinese Diasporas and Language: A Sociolinguistic Exploration
DANCE 137CN Dance and Dance-Theatre of Asia

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