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- 1. Chow/Santa Ana ICS 21/EWRT 1A LinC Fall 2014 “We should not be defined by the smallness of our islands, but by the greatness of our oceans. We are the sea, we are the ocean, Oceania is us.” ~Epeli Hau’ofa 1 De Anza College Fall 2014 Intercultural Studies (ICS 21) Introduction to Pacific Islander History and Culture & Hybrid EWRT 1A Composition & Reading Instructors: Anthony (Tony) Santa Ana (ICS 21) Karen Chow (EWRT 1A) Office: Tony: Multicultural Center Karen: F11-‐K (408) 864-‐5763 Office Hours: Karen & Tony: Thursdays 1:00-‐2:00 in MCC and by appointment Karen: Mondays & Wednesdays 12:30-‐1:30 F11-‐K Contact: [email protected] & [email protected] (9 units/satisfies GE/ICS requirements); Class meets M-Th 10:30 AM-12:20 PM in Room L25 and 1 hour online required (for Hybrid EWRT 1A) REQUIRED TEXTS/READINGS: 1) Borja-‐Navarro, Keri Ann, Richard Benigno Cantora, Andrew Fatilua Tunai Tuala, and David Gaoupu Palaita. Matamai2: Intersecting Knowledge across the Diaspora (Volume 2). CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2012 2) (Additional Articles/Readings will be uploaded via Course Studio)
- 2. Chow/Santa Ana ICS 21/EWRT 1A LinC Fall 2014 “We should not be defined by the smallness of our islands, but by the greatness of our oceans. We are the sea, we are the ocean, Oceania is us.” ~Epeli Hau’ofa 2 Course Description: An interdisciplinary introduction to and survey of the Pacific Islander/American in the United States. Emphasis will be placed on history and contemporary issues in Pacific Islander/American communities. An examination of intergroup (e.g. Native Hawaiian, Samoan American, Tongan, Filipina/o American, Native American, Chamorro, Fijian, Maori, Tahitian, Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesian, etc.) and intra-‐group challenges within today's ethnic communities. We will practice and refine reading, writing, viewing and critical thinking skills, cooperative group work and presentation skills while deepening our understanding of the Pacific Islander experience. Student Learning Outcomes: SLO (1): Analyze and compare the patterns of social culture and values that have framed the experiences of Pacific Islanders in the U.S. and broader diaspora. SLO (2): Analyze and compare the impact of European and U.S. colonialism on Pacific Islander communities and identities. SLO (3): Analyze, compare, and apply the Oral Storytelling Tradition to Pacific Islander lives in the U.S. Requirements: Attendance & Class Participation (both) 20% Both Oral His/Herstory Presentation (both) 20% Both Journal Responses/Reflection (both) 20% Both In-‐class Essay (EWRT 1A) 10% EWRT 1A Out of class Essay (one; EWRT 1A) 10% EWRT 1A Guided Research Paper (both) 20% Both Final (ICS 21) 20% ICS 21 Grading: 90% or above=A 80-‐89% =B 70-‐79% =C 60-‐69% =D Below 60% =F Class Policies: It is the instructors’ expectation that you are interested in the material and have a desire to engage in the material. Please know that this class is a discussion based and reading intensive class. Therefore, we anticipate you will take responsibility for your education.
- 3. Chow/Santa Ana ICS 21/EWRT 1A LinC Fall 2014 “We should not be defined by the smallness of our islands, but by the greatness of our oceans. We are the sea, we are the ocean, Oceania is us.” ~Epeli Hau’ofa 3 This means you are to attend class regularly and on time, respect the topic, instructors, and fellow students, keep up with the readings, participate in the discussions, and come to us with concerns before they become big problems. It also means that you are responsible for the following things: checking your syllabus/Course Studio for readings assignment due dates; regularly to make sure you have not missed important announcements; letting me know as soon as possible if you have an emergency situation; making sure you sign the attendance sheet each day; obtaining notes from another student when and if you miss class; keeping track of your own attendance; and saving all of your assignments in the event of a grade discrepancy. Add/Drop It is the student’s responsibility to pay close attention to the college’s add/drop deadlines. Sunday, October 5: Last day to drop for a full refund or credit Sunday, October 5: Last day to drop a class with no record or grade. Friday, October 17: Last day to request pass/no pass. Friday, November 14: Last day to drop with a “W”. Late Papers: Late papers will not be accepted 5 days after its due date and 5% will be deducted from the original grade, unless consulted and made arrangements with the instructor. Academic Integrity: Policies on Cheating and Plagiarism: Anyone found cheating on an exam or plagiarizing (copying material without reference or credit) will be given an “F” on that assignment or exam. Students with Special Needs Students with special needs who require reasonable accommodations are encourage to contact the instructor. The Disability Programs and Resource Center (http://www.deanza.edu/dsps/) is available to facilitate the reasonable accommodation process. DSS Location: SCS 41 Phone: 408.864.8753 TTY: 408.864.8748 Extra Help Students are highly encouraged to seek help from the instructor. We highly encourage you to stop by our office hours or email me if you have any questions. Our Peer Mentors will be available in class and out of class to help you. Tutoring and writing assistance is found at the Student Success Center. http://www.deanza.edu/studentsuccess/ STUDENT SUCCESS CENTER Building: ATC 3rd Floor and S43 CONTACTS
- 4. Chow/Santa Ana ICS 21/EWRT 1A LinC Fall 2014 “We should not be defined by the smallness of our islands, but by the greatness of our oceans. We are the sea, we are the ocean, Oceania is us.” ~Epeli Hau’ofa 4 Diana Alves De Lima Phone: 408.864.8485 Melissa Aguilar Phone: 408.864.5422 Electronic Use: Laptops and tablets may be used for class-‐related purposes only. Please refrain from using your smart phones unless we intentionally use them for class-‐related purposes. If there is an abuse of our tolerance (e.g. incessant texting Attendance & Class Participation: Help to build a supportive classroom community by attending regularly, being on time, preparing for class, sharing thoughtfully and respecting classmates’ opinions. After four absences, one letter grade may be deducted (e.g. from B to a C) from the course grade or you may be dropped from the course. Two lates, &/or leaving more than 10 minutes early, will equal one absence. Email professors Karen, Tony, or Peer Mentors if you need to be absent and it is your responsibility to consult with your classmates for missed class material/information. ASSIGNMENTS: Oral His/Herstory Presentation (both): Each student will document and present information about their family’s migration story to the United States. A brief 5 minute (maximum) presentation about your research to the class is necessary. (Video, Skit, Poem, Song, Multimedia, Pictures, etc…) Weekly Journal Responses/Reflection (both): Each student will submit response journals of the weekly readings. You will write your journal on EITHER "Thinking questions" OR "QHQ". 1) Compose your Journal/Homework on Microsoft Word document FIRST, and then Copy and Paste it to the "Comment" Section of the Class WordPress blog. Post your first Journal/Homework each week before each Monday's class. Your first Journal/Homework should be about 250-‐400 words long. 2) Your Homework also includes your READING other students' posts and posting a reply to at least THREE students before each Thursday's class. Each reply should be about 150-‐ 300 words long. In-Class & Out-of-Class Essay (EWRT 1A): You will write one in-‐class essay and one out-‐of-‐class essay that counts toward EWRT 1A credit. Each essay will be 4 pages long and guidelines and topics will be provided soon.
- 5. Chow/Santa Ana ICS 21/EWRT 1A LinC Fall 2014 “We should not be defined by the smallness of our islands, but by the greatness of our oceans. We are the sea, we are the ocean, Oceania is us.” ~Epeli Hau’ofa 5 Guided Research Paper (both): Each student will submit a 6-‐8 page paper researching information relevant to the class about a topic that was not fully covered in the course extensively or even something that was not covered at all. The paper should be enlightened about the topic, to arouse some critical and meaningful relationship to the topic, and to find out why the topic is important. A group presentation of your research paper is mandatory at the end of the quarter. This assignment will be broken down into 3 parts with individual due dates for each part: 1) Annotated Bibliography; 2) 2-‐page Proposal of Topic; 3) Final Research Paper (Please confirm your topic with the Instructor) • Queen Lili'uokalani, last monarch & sovereignty activist (Hawai'i) • Princess Ka’iulani, sovereignty activist (Hawai’i) • Kumu Hina, teacher & transgender activist(Hawai’i) • Carlos Bulosan, writer & labor organizer (Philippines) • Sia Figel, writer, poet (American Samoa) • Ben Teo, teacher & community organizer(American Samoa) • Dr. Vena Sele, transgender activist (Samoa) • Albert Wendt, writer & professor (Samoa) • E. Zekiel, political graffiti artist(Tonga) • Epeli Hau'ofa, writer & professor, (Tonga) • Andres Bonafacio, revolutionary leader (Philippines) • Tereisa Teaiwa, professor & poet (Tahiti) • Keith Camacho, professor (Guam) • Joseph Certeza, educator, artist, community activist & De Anza alum (Guam) • Linda Tuhiwai Smith, professor & community activist(Aotearoa/NZ) • Shamima Ali, political activist and women's rights campaigner (Fiji) • Sharon Baghwan-Rolls, political activist and women's rights campaigner (Fiji) • Angie Heffernan, political activist (Fiji) • Jiko Luveni, dentist and AIDS campaigner (Fiji) • Anirudh Singh, opposed the imposition of the 1990 constitution (Fiji) • Suliana Siwatibau, political activist (Fiji) Final (for ICS 21 credit): Part 1: Each student will fill out in-‐class self-‐evaluation of their performance. Part 2: Each student will take an in-‐class examination (open-‐ended questions) that pertain to the course information and material. Field Trip/Community Service/ Extra Credit: We will announce these opportunities for out-‐of-‐class activities, TBD. Students can propose an idea and must get approval from the instructors in order to get extra credit. To get the credit, each student must submit a 2-‐page summary response and a picture taken at the event.
- 6. Chow/Santa Ana ICS 21/EWRT 1A LinC Fall 2014 “We should not be defined by the smallness of our islands, but by the greatness of our oceans. We are the sea, we are the ocean, Oceania is us.” ~Epeli Hau’ofa 6 Tentative Course Schedule: (subject to change at instructors’ discretion; it is important for you to be present every class to be updated on any changes) HW: means Homework that is DUE the next day unless otherwise noted RDG: means Reading that you need to FINISH before next day’s class unless otherwise noted. ALL readings are posted onto our Wordpress course site: http://chowewrt1aics21.wordpress.com/ unless otherwise noted (e.g. readings from Matamai2 book) Monday (Karen & Tony) Tuesday (Tony) Wednesday (Karen) Thursday (Tony & Karen) Week 1 9/22-9/25 Introduction to Pacific Islander Studies Oceania and Pasefika Writing Lab (AT307) RDG: Hauʻofa, Epeli, “Our Sea of Islands” (CS) In-class writing diagnostic Week 2 9/29-10/2 Pacific Islander Family/Oral His/Herstories Student Oral His/Herstories Presentations Writing Lab (AT307 only to 12) Student Oral His/Herstories Presentations Student Oral His/Herstories Presentations Jean Meleseine, Guest Speaker Week 3 10/6-10/9 Contemporary Issues RDG: 1) Hanauni- Trask, Kay. “Lovely Hula Hands: Corporate Tourism and the Prostitution of Hawaiian Culture” (online link) RDG:2) Teiwa, “Bikinis and Other S/pacific N/oceans” Rowena Tomaneng Guest Speaker?? T) Writing Lab (AT307) Week 4 10/13-10/16 Contemporary Issues pt. 2 RDG:Pennycook, Writing Lab (AT307) Lorenz Dumuk, Guest Speaker
- 7. Chow/Santa Ana ICS 21/EWRT 1A LinC Fall 2014 “We should not be defined by the smallness of our islands, but by the greatness of our oceans. We are the sea, we are the ocean, Oceania is us.” ~Epeli Hau’ofa 7 “global noise global englishes” Kumu Hina film?? Delano Manong Screening 10:30- 12:20 Week 5 10/20-10/23 Militarization/ Nuclear Testing RDG:Alexander. “Militarization and Identity on Guahan/Guam:Explori ng Intersections of indigeneity, gender and security” Video on Guam Self- Determination: http://vimeo.com/103 691616 Writing Lab (AT307) SKYPE with Joey Certeza , Guam community activist & former DA student Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Week 6 10/27-10/30 Missionaries/ Christianity RDG: Yengoyan, “Christianity in the Pacific” In-class Essay? Writing Lab (AT305) Week 7 11/3-11/6 Spanish American War RDG: Pinguel, “Reframing the Spanish-American War in the History Curriculum” Guest Speaker: Melissa Nievera Writing Lab (AT307) Week 8 11/10-11/13 Veteran's Day Holiday—no class Writing Lab (AT305) Colonialism/Imperiali sm RDG: Smith & Jones, “The Cultural Landscapes of the Pacific Islands” ICOMOS 2007 (CS) & Reclaiming/Reinventi ng Cultural/Indigenous Food (guest speakers Gigi Miranda, Kitchen Kwento http://www.kitchenk wento.com/2013/02/o No Worries w/ Chef Jay-Ar Pugao, http://www.filipino veganfood.com/
- 8. Chow/Santa Ana ICS 21/EWRT 1A LinC Fall 2014 “We should not be defined by the smallness of our islands, but by the greatness of our oceans. We are the sea, we are the ocean, Oceania is us.” ~Epeli Hau’ofa 8 n-being-āinatarian-a-conversation- with-gigi- miranda.html & http://wholeplantbase dcooking.com/ Week 9 11/17-11/20 Resistance Movements/ Sovereignty RDG: Screening of “Tongues Of Heaven” followed by discussion w/ filmmaker Anita Chang Writing Lab (AT305) Week 10 11/24-11/27 Decolonization/Indige nous Research RDG: Smith, “Decolonizing Methodologies” Laneui, “Process of Decolonization” Thaman, “Decolonizing Pacific Studies: Indigenous Perspectives, Knowledge, and Wisdom in Higher Education” Jonathan Relucio, guest speaker Thanksgiving Holiday—no class Week 11 12/1-12/4 Solidarity RDG: United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Presentations: Guided Research Paper (Prezi/PPT: Highlights of what you learned from researching & writing the Research Paper) Week 12 12/8 Final portfolios due today
- 9. Chow/Santa Ana ICS 21/EWRT 1A LinC Fall 2014 “We should not be defined by the smallness of our islands, but by the greatness of our oceans. We are the sea, we are the ocean, Oceania is us.” ~Epeli Hau’ofa 9