Dr. Fong is the BEST professor I've had at UCLA! She is the most accommodating professor and an amazing lecturer. Even though this class was online, Dr. Fong made this class super engaging and offered a space for students to connect with each other. She also posted her lecture slides and lecture recordings. Her lectures were well-organized and the readings go hand in hand with the lectures.

For the homework, we had readings before each lecture and weekly discussion posts. Each week, there was a discussion prompt and we had to respond to the prompt and reply to 2 of our classmates' posts. Some of the prompts involved a ton of creativity such as creating a short comic or writing a poem. And, we had a journal assignment (300-400 words) every 3 weeks and discussed current events or our life during the pandemic.

For discussion sections, we formed groups, and each week, a group presented a summary of the main points of the readings and lead a discussion either in breakout rooms or in the main room. My TA Emily was super kind and very helpful! Also, we were put into small groups to work on the community newspaper, where we focus on events that happened within the Asian American Movement.

For the midterm, we had to write 2 essays: 1 short response and 1 long response. We were given 2 days to complete the midterm. Before the midterm, the TAs helped created a study guide, which was super useful for writing. Make sure to be really specific when referring back to the readings. I definitely suggest discussing with other people in the class what to write about!

For the final, we were given 2 options: receive the same score as our midterm or do the final, which can only improve your grade. I chose to receive the same midterm score, but there was also an extra credit opportunity for those who chose to do the final.

Overall, I absolutely loved this class and Dr. Fong is so amazing and super accommodating!! If you need a GE, take it with Dr. Fong!!!! :)

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I took this class because I had taken two other Asian AM courses with Dr. Fong and this one was just as great as the other two. The class consisted of two journal entries, weekly discussion posts and replies, discussion section presentation, a group project and a midterm and final. This is combined with weekly readings and lectures which seems a lot but the way Dr. Fong spaces and presents everything is very clear and easy to handle. The journal entries are your space to reflect on anything and they're graded on completion. You also have the opportunity to earn upt o 20 extra credit points by attending Asian AM related events and writing a one page reflection page on it (very easy to get out of the way within the first half of the quarter).

The community newspaper is done in groups of 2-3 and I highly recommend not waiting until the last minute to do it. Each person has the option of writing 2 400-500 word articles or create 2 creative pieces and write one article. Then as a group, you collectively write a 250-300 thematic introduction for your newspaper.

The midterm and final are both give to us over a 48 hour period and includes a short response (~2 pages) and an essay (~5 pages). They were both open notes and online this quarter but I don't know how that'll change in the future.

I don't think AA40 is necessarily an easy A course since you have to keep up with the material (Dr. Fong stops sharing recorded lectures after a week of them being posted). However, it's definitely super interesting and great if you need for GE/AAS minor req.

Grade breakdown:
Journals - 100 points
Discussion assignments - 150 points
Community Newspaper - 150 points
Gidra Response - 50 points
Discussion Section - 150 points
Midterm - 200 points
Final - 200 points

Very engaging and nice lecturer and interesting class. Would take again! I wish the lecture recordings and slides weren't deleted after a week though.

Professor Fong is a great professor who really cares about her students and their wellbeing. At the start of the quarter, she sends out a wellness survey that she actually uses to change her teaching style for the quarter, and she makes the final optional (provided that you do well on the midterm). The class itself was quite interesting and made me want to learn more about the Asian American Movement even though I knew nothing about it before. It seems like it'd be even more fun in person due to Dr. Fong's lecture style. The midterm (and final if you take it) are pretty rough due to the length and quality required in such a short time; it's a 2 page short response and a 5 page analytical essay in 75 minutes (2 days for us since it was online).

Like other humanities classes, there is a good amount of reading every week (~80 pages), but the homework load is relatively light otherwise. She assigns weekly discussion posts and responses to your classmates' posts, as well as occasional projects. Your grade is determined by the midterm (20%), final (20%), discussion section (15%), Gidra Project (15%), and 2 Journal entries (10%). The Gidra Project is a group project where you make a newspaper, it's a bit of work and is really dependent on how your group works together. Thankfully, grading is quite generous in this class.

Overall, I'd recommend this class if you're looking for a fun and interesting GE with a bit of work.

Although this might get mixed reviews for this quarter I HIGHLY RECOMMEND YOU TAKE THIS CLASS!! I am someone who is super interested in learning more about my culture so this class satisfied all of my academic needs. You will learn the background and history of the Asian American Social movement and the way that it came to be - which is knowledge relative to any race.

If you are wondering about the logistics of the class, here they are:

- weekly discussion posts (post your own thoughts and respond to two of your peers) - 15%
- participation in discussion section - 15%
- midterm (essay format, 48 hours) - 20%
- final - 20%
- community newspaper group project *DO YOURSELF A FAVOR AND START EARLY - 20%
- journals (2) (papers about how you are feeling by learning the knowledge that the prof teaches) - 10%

Professor Fong was so cute and allowed. the class to still be online due to the varying COVID guidelines throughout the quarter. Also, she brought in guest speakers that were extremely intriguing to learn about as they were participating in the movements that we discussed in lecture so you can see your knowledge being applied to real life. Moreover, she would send out email blasts about internships to help out the local Asian American community which is something that truly everyone should consider.