Curriculum
CAACH Course Requirements
The certificate will have four major components:
(1) One AAADS history course
(2) ASAMST 143AC: Asian American Health
(3) ASAMST 143B: Advancing Health Equity for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Communities
(4) CAACH research training program (Year-Long through Fall & Spring)
Find course requirements and their terms offered below.
For more course options, please review our list of successfully petitioned courses.
AAADS History Courses
ASAMST 20A: Introduction to the History of Asians in the United States
ASAMST 20AC: Asian American Communities and Race Relations
ASAMST 20C: Cultural Politics and Practices in Asian American Communities
ASAMST 121: Chinese American History
ASAMST 122: Japanese American History
ASAMST 124: Filipino American History
ASAMST 125: Contemporary Issues of Southeast Asian Refugees in the U.S.
ASAMST 127: South Asian Migration and Community Formation
ASAMST 128AC: Muslims in America
ASAMST 131: Asian Diaspora(s) from and Asian American Perspective
ASAMST 132AC: Islamaphobia and Constructing Otherness
ASAMST 145AC: Politics, Public Policy, and Asian American Communities
ASAMST 150: Gender and Generation in Asian American Families
ASAMST 151: Asian American Women: Theory and Experience
ASAMST 151AC: Asian American Women: Theory and Experience
ASAMST 175: Contemporary Narratives on the Philippines and the U.S.
ASAMST 178: Gender and Sexuality in Asian American Literature and Culture
ASAMST 143AC
ASAMST 143AC: Asian American Health (Fall only)
Contemporary AANHPI Community Health Issues
*ASAMST 143B: Advancing Health Equity for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Communities (Spring only)
*Reserved seating is available for CAACH students, please contact pach@berkeley.edu
CAACH Research Training Program
- ASAMST 197 for 2 units (P/NP) during both Fall 2026 and Spring 2027, where you’ll receive training on how to conduct a community-centered research project.
- The field studies will feature a series of skills-based workshops in Fall 2026 and Spring 2027 led by various AAADS and AARC faculty.
- Prerequisities: Must have completed or be currently enrolled in ASAMST 143AC.
- How to enroll: Please email pach@berkeley.edu by September 5th, 11:59pm to receive the enrollment information.
Fall Workshop Schedule (2026-2027) | ||
| Introduction to community-engaged research methods & participatory design | Date TBD, IN-PERSON | Taught by: Professor Winston Tseng |
| Human subjects protections in research and submitting IRB protocols + human ethics | Date TBD, REMOTE | Taught by: Professor Winston Tseng |
| How to conduct a systematic literature review | Date TBD, REMOTE | Taught by: TBA |
| Introduction to quantitative data collection & analysis | Date TBD, REMOTE | Taught by: Asian American Research Center staff |
| Introduction to qualitative data collection & analysis | Date TBD, IN-PERSON | Taught by: Professor Winston Tseng |