Day: Wednesdays
Time: 5:00-6:00 p.m.
Location: HSSB 5024
Enrollment Code: 25312
Description:
This course surveys major cases in American law that refer to race and
racial categories. We will review the legal status of slaves and freedmen,
Chinese immigrants and Native Americans, and white racial identity in legal
definitions of American citizenship. We will also review major civil rights
cases since World War II, as well as post-civil rights cases dealing with
desegregation and affirmative action.
Professor John Park is an Associate Professor of Asian American Studies, Law and Society, and Sociology, and he also serves as an Assistant Dean in the College of Letters and Science. He publishes articles and books about immigration law, Anglo American political theory, and race and inequality. He teaches courses on immigration law and policy, Asian American history, Anglo American jurisprudence, and theories of race. Thankfully, he avoided becoming a lawyer.
Email: jswpark@asamst.ucsb.edu
