Simon Fraser University
Engaging the World

Course Outlines

Spring 2018 - ASC 101 D900

Introduction to Asia-Canada Studies I (3)

Class Number: 4363

Delivery Method: In Person

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    Jan 3 – Apr 10, 2018: Thu, 4:30–7:20 p.m.
    Surrey

  • Exam Times + Location:

    Apr 12, 2018
    Thu, 7:00–10:00 p.m.
    Surrey

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

An introductory course on Asia-Canada interactions. It will survey various issues, both historical and contemporary, including those involving Asian-Canadians. Breadth-Humanities/Social Sciences. Breadth-Humanities/Social Sciences.

COURSE DETAILS:

In this course, students will learn the history of Canada-Asia relations in the 19th and 20th centuries, with a special emphasis on Canada and East Asia. This course will aid in gaining a deeper understanding of present and historical issues related to Canada and the Transpacific, such as trade, immigration, and the environment. A book review of Muriel Kitagawa’s This Is My Own will allow students to read a first-person account of life as a Japanese-Canadian during and after the Second World War. It is expected there will be a field trip consisting of a guided tour of Chinatown, the old Japantown, and the sites of the 1907 anti-Asian riots.

A key focus of the course will be to examine the nature of Canada’s relations over the 20th century, first from its colonial status in the British Empire, then its pro-West position under the American nuclear umbrella during the Cold War, and finally searching for a new identity in the post-Cold War world. What trends and continuities can be observed in this relationship? How have domestic attitudes towards Asia and Asian immigration shaped Canadian policy?

Grading

  • Field Trip Report 10%
  • Book Review: Muriel Kitagawa's _This Is My Own_ 30%
  • Midterm Test 30%
  • Final Exam 30%

Materials

REQUIRED READING:

Muriel Kitagawa. This Is My Own: Letters to Wes and Other Writings on Japanese Canadians, 1941-1948. Edited by Roy Miki. Vancouver: Talonbooks, 1985.

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