ASIA AM 133
Pilipino American Experience
Description: Lecture, three hours. Not open to freshmen. Survey of immigration history, settlement patterns, and experiences of Pilipino Americans. Examination of historical and contemporary sociocultural, economic, and political issues as they affect status of Pilipino Americans and their community. P/NP or letter grading.
Units: 4.0
Units: 4.0
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Winter 2023 - Bascara is very knowledgable about the material and is passionate about his students engaging in it. However, the readings he assigns are very heavy with about 4 20-30 page readings a week and his lectures don't have any structure. No powerpoints, just reading off of something the whole class without any true sense of the topic. The assigned readings for that day won't necessarily relate what will be discussed. Readings are 'required' but I know most people including myself did not read most of them in their entirety. You'll essentially only need to read some articles to write the 2 short papers, 2-3 in-class prompts (which kinda draw from personal experiences), and final paper. There is also a final group project which can be anything related to the Filipino American experience. Will note that for ALL his papers/project, the prompts are very vague so have fun with that. However, he grades pretty easily. But good luck trying to find out how you're doing in the class cuz he didn't post any grades until the end of the quarter. (but don't worry too much, just put in the work which isn't too much and you'll most likely get an A) He's overall really nice, but he can be hard to contact. Visit his office hours if you ever want an extension instead of emailing. Being Filipino, it was great to be in class where I learned a lot about my culture. Interesting class, but could be better structured
Winter 2023 - Bascara is very knowledgable about the material and is passionate about his students engaging in it. However, the readings he assigns are very heavy with about 4 20-30 page readings a week and his lectures don't have any structure. No powerpoints, just reading off of something the whole class without any true sense of the topic. The assigned readings for that day won't necessarily relate what will be discussed. Readings are 'required' but I know most people including myself did not read most of them in their entirety. You'll essentially only need to read some articles to write the 2 short papers, 2-3 in-class prompts (which kinda draw from personal experiences), and final paper. There is also a final group project which can be anything related to the Filipino American experience. Will note that for ALL his papers/project, the prompts are very vague so have fun with that. However, he grades pretty easily. But good luck trying to find out how you're doing in the class cuz he didn't post any grades until the end of the quarter. (but don't worry too much, just put in the work which isn't too much and you'll most likely get an A) He's overall really nice, but he can be hard to contact. Visit his office hours if you ever want an extension instead of emailing. Being Filipino, it was great to be in class where I learned a lot about my culture. Interesting class, but could be better structured
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I guess I had very high expectations for the class. The class was structured as following: pop quizzes (we had five throughout the quarter); one timeline project; a Filipino Experience in Los Angeles project; an in-class presentation; and an in-class final. Overall, the class is relatively easy, but you do have to do some work and it consumes time. The professor is a good person, but her teaching methods are not quite effective. The class was disorganized and very hard to follow along. It becomes tedious to go to class as the quarter progresses. I guess that if you like ethnic studies classes, you ought to enjoy the classes. Not my particular interest.
I guess I had very high expectations for the class. The class was structured as following: pop quizzes (we had five throughout the quarter); one timeline project; a Filipino Experience in Los Angeles project; an in-class presentation; and an in-class final. Overall, the class is relatively easy, but you do have to do some work and it consumes time. The professor is a good person, but her teaching methods are not quite effective. The class was disorganized and very hard to follow along. It becomes tedious to go to class as the quarter progresses. I guess that if you like ethnic studies classes, you ought to enjoy the classes. Not my particular interest.
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Winter 2025 - This class is easy but it will make you feel iffy. First of all, there's a participation grade and she said she'd keep track of it by passing a paper around where we can sign our name but then she never did it. All assignments combine totals like 100 points so if missing a few points here and there WILL make a difference. VERY picky when it comes to writing and is unspecific about what she's looking for. For example, she'll take 1 point off for not mentioning something in a certain prompt even though you mentioned everything else and wrote it well. And taking off 1-2 points per assignment, good luck getting an A. This is supposed to be an easy throwaway GE class, and she makes it easy but hard at the same time. Wouldn't recommend her, I don't even think she's an actual professor but just a PhD student.
Winter 2025 - This class is easy but it will make you feel iffy. First of all, there's a participation grade and she said she'd keep track of it by passing a paper around where we can sign our name but then she never did it. All assignments combine totals like 100 points so if missing a few points here and there WILL make a difference. VERY picky when it comes to writing and is unspecific about what she's looking for. For example, she'll take 1 point off for not mentioning something in a certain prompt even though you mentioned everything else and wrote it well. And taking off 1-2 points per assignment, good luck getting an A. This is supposed to be an easy throwaway GE class, and she makes it easy but hard at the same time. Wouldn't recommend her, I don't even think she's an actual professor but just a PhD student.
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