This is my first time writing a Bruinwalk review and it's because I LOVE PROFESSOR FONG. She is the best professor I've had at UCLA thus far, and I've been here for three years now. She took such care to convert her class to an online format that was organized and well thought out so that students were never confused about their responsibilities or expectations for the course. Though the class was online, she was able to connect with her students and provided a space for us to connect with each other. She has such a mastery of the subject matter she teaches, and explains extremely complex issues with incredible clarity. Beyond that, she did extra work to connect course material to current events that helped me to understand the underlying issues much better than I would have been able to on my own.

I got an A- in this class because I didn't use my office hours to go talk to my TA about my essays. I think that if I did, I would've ended up with an A. This class has a good amount of weekly readings and Professor Fong is a great lecturer, so if you are just on top of your readings and go to class, you will be fine. The midterm and final are both short-answer and long-answer essay tests and are not too difficult.

Dr. Fong is a passionate teacher who truly cares about educating her students on the importance of Asian American history. Her course isn't overly difficult, but it does require a lot of reading. I stopped keeping up with the readings after the midterm, which didn't affect me much because the final was open note. I was able to use the readings during the final in order to find quotes and correctly cite things. So, make sure to stay on top of the assigned readings for the midterm. After that, you can slack off a bit if you need to. You can also just listen to the presentations for the assigned readings during the discussion.

She is strict on sharing her course content. For example, she closes her slides after a week, I think. In addition, she doesn’t allow any audio/video recordings, screenshots, or photos. So, make sure to take notes with the date and title. That’ll be very helpful to cite for the final. Her lectures are also basically a review of “The Making of Asian America: A History” by Erika Lee.

Dr. Fong is very passionate about the subject and explains course material very well. Some of the stuff in her lectures is just a repeat of what's in the assigned readings, but the repetition makes the info stick. There's a lot of extra credit for this class (20 points possible) so be on the look out for that. Something else that's also very helpful is that she puts out constant reminders for assignment deadlines. Make sure to take notes during lecture because she doesn't let you save her slides and she removes the slides/lecture vids from Canvas a week after she posts it.

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I entered this class with little interest in the topic, because I heard it was an easy class. I genuinely feel interested in the topic now due to Dr Fong's enthusiasm for the topic. Lectures are well structured, and readings complement topics covered in lecture very well. There is adequate preparation for exams, and the requirements for the final paper are clearly laid out.

Grading in this class is also very lenient

This was one of the most engaging classes I've taken at UCLA. Professor Fong is an amazing lecturer. She transitioned very nicely to online and was able to adjust her class with the student's learning being her top priority. I would highly recommend taking this class if you are Asian American because it gives you major insight into your ethnic group's history with the US, something overlooked in normal history classes. There are a lot of readings but they give needed background for lecture.

Professor Fong was by far the best, most engaging, and most accommodating professor I've had thus far at UCLA! Despite the transition to online instruction being so sudden, her efforts in making her lectures and slides more accessible to us at home while also involving discussions regarding recent events such as the BLM movement and COVID-19 anti-Asian sentiment. Her lectures were engaging and packed with information, and her class readings were long but very interesting to read as an Asian-American myself. I will definitely look to take more classes taught by her in the future, and I 110% recommend taking Asian Am 10 even if you're not a North campus major.

this was my favorite class this quarter! Professor Fong and all the TAs are very approachable, easy to talk to, and you can tell they're genuinely passionate about what they do. especially if you identify with being Asian American, you learn about your own history, and it's very interesting.

most of the homework was just readings, which are easily manageable. i recommending spreading them out over the week so that you're not reading everything last minute. over the quarter, you're working on a thesis paper that requires you to interview an Asian-American. there are deadlines for drafts and bibliographies, which were all very helpful and helped prevent procrastination for the most part. the midterm and final were all short answers and an essay (the final has 2 essays). these were also very manageable as long as you listen in lecture and discussions and study from your notes.

Professor Fong doesn't post the slides, but she goes over the material at a great pace and gives enough time for students to take notes. she doesn't allow people to use phones or take pictures (you WILL get called out if you do), but she does allow laptops.

the only issue i had with the class was that it was an 8am lecture but it be like that. also, since we're on the quarter system, we don't get to cover all the Asian-American history and groups in as much depth as I had hoped.

nonetheless, 10/10 recommend

Dr. Fong gives great lectures. They are organized, informative, and concise. I learned so much about Asian American history. Because she does not post slides, you must take notes. The midterm and final were in-class essays on certain topics we had covered (no surprise here). Though, I did find the grading to not be extremely easy but not extremely difficult either. They were like AP exam formats with short answer prompts and a long essay. I felt so burned out during the final. As for our papers, we did an oral history paper 7-9 pages. That was cool, but I had already done one before so it was not as exciting for me. Definitely go to OH and ask for feedback from Dr. Fong and/or your TA.

Professor Fong is amazing and extremely helpful. Her lectures are concise, succinct, clear, and straight to the point. All the information she provides is helpful. The TAs are also very helpful and they will do what they can to promote your success.
Asian American studies as a class is also very informative; I learnt a lot about an unspoken and underrepresented history of a growing minority group in the US, and enjoyed learning about the personal aspects of immigration history.
The workload is not too much; there is quite a bit of reading but the readings are not difficult to understand and for the most part are interesting. Personally the midterm and final exam were not difficult at all; as long as you attend lecture and do your reading, you should be good to go. There is a term paper but it was not difficult and was open-ended. Overall, highly recommend taking this class! It's fun, not too difficult, and will give you a fresh perspective on American history.