Our podcast topic is how the first Asian American studies class was started at UC Berkeley and Jeff Leong’s experiences during that time period creating the class. Jeff dives deeper into his own journey as a student, how the course developed, the cultural and historical context behind the course, the backlash, and how Asian American studies is like to this very day.

Transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/12UuayBE-qFj1nUJAS8YtwwnFcv0Uf1ZmI1jRSShfCJg/edit?usp=sharing

Interviewee: Jeff Leong

An important activist during the Third World Liberation Front who led the first Asian American studies class.

Team Members: Ethan Chiu, Kristina Lee, Dustin Nguyen, Lawrence Su, and Phibi Tran

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