Asian Languages

Department Chair: Teri Yamada

Vice Chair: Barbara W. Kim

Department Office: Faculty Offices FO3-340
Telephone: (562) 985‑4645
FAX: (562) 985‑1535
Website: http://www.cla.csulb.edu/departments/aaas/

Faculty: Ruixi Ai, Kiyomi Chinen, Masako O. Douglas, Linda N. España-Maram, Hiroko Kataoka, Hsin‑sheng C. Kao (Emerita), Barbara W. Kim, Yoko Pusavant (Emerita), San-Pao Li (Emeritus), Dean S. Toji, John N. Tsuchida (Emeritus), Haiping Wu, Tianwei (Tim) Xie (Emeritus), Teri Yamada

Advisors:
Graduate: Teri Yamada and Barbara Kim
Undergraduate: Barbara Kim
Undergraduate: Dean Toji (Asian American Studies)
Undergraduate: Teri Yamada (Asian Studies)
Undergraduate: Ruixi Ai (Chinese Studies)
Undergraduate: Hiroko Kataoka (Japanese)

Associate Faculty: Kendall Brown (Art History), Chi-Ah Chun (Psychology), Frank Gossette (Geography), Lisa Grobar (Economics), Jack W. Hou (Economics), Margaret Kuo (History), Guotong Li (History), Jyotsna Pattnaik (Teacher Education), Xiaoping Liang (Linguistics), Karen Quintiliani (Anthropology), George Scott (Anthropology), Michiko Takeuchi (History), Teresa Wright (Political Science), Oliver Wang (Sociology), R. Scott Wilson (Anthropology)

Administrative Support Coordinator: Ann Chau

Students desiring information should contact the department office for referral to one of the faculty advisors.

Career Possibilities

Customs Inspector • Immigration Officer • Importer/ Exporter • Foreign Service Officer • International Marketing Representative • Travel Guide • Social Worker • Linguist • Foreign Correspondent • Community Organization Worker • Lawyer • Librarian • International Student Advisor • Educator • Peace Corps Worker • Interpreter • Translator • Foreign Business and Trade • CIA/FBI Agent (Some of these, and other careers, require additional education or experience. For more information, see www.careers.csulb.edu.)

Introduction

The Department of Asian and Asian American Studies fosters multi‑ethnic and cross‑cultural understanding from a global, multi‑disciplinary perspective and pursues an active language education program to promote cross‑cultural awareness and intercultural understanding.

Through courses of its own and those of cooperating departments, the Department of Asian and Asian American Studies offers a B.A. in Asian American Studies, a B.A. and M.A. in Asian Studies, a B.A. in Chinese Studies, a Single Subject Teaching Credential in Japanese, a B.A. in Japanese, a Minor in Asian American Studies, a Minor in Chinese Language and Culture, a Minor in Japanese Language and Culture, Certificate in Asian Studies, and a Certificate in Asian American Studies. Information and advice relative to the programs are available through the department office, FO3‑340.