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Ethnic Studies
Faculty & Staff
Vivian Chin Vivian Chin
Associate Professor, Ethnic Studies

At Mills since 1993

Office: Mills Hall 338
Phone: 510.430.3206
Email: vchin@mills.edu
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Faculty Office Hours
Days
Time
Room
T
and
10:00 - 11:00
by appointment
MH 338


Spring 2008 Schedule
Days Time Description Room
M 01:00PM-02:15PM ETHS 090
Comparative Ethnic Literature
CPM 101
M 11:00AM-12:15PM ETHS 139
Asian/Pacific Amer Wmn Writers
ED 109
W 01:00PM-02:15PM ETHS 090
Comparative Ethnic Literature
CPM 101
W 11:00AM-12:15PM ETHS 139
Asian/Pacific Amer Wmn Writers
ED 109


Education
  • PhD, University of California at Berkeley, Department of Rhetoric, 2000
  • MA, University of California at Berkeley, Department of Rhetoric, 1992
  • BA, Mills College, English, 1989, with honors
Courses Taught
  • ETHS 90: Comparative Ethnic Literature and Cultural Production
  • ETHS 120: Narratives of People of Mixed Race Descent
  • ETHS 139: Asian/Pacific American Women Writers
  • ETHS 144: Asian/Pacific American Literature
  • ETHS 154: Reading and Writing the Self: Autobiography and Writers of Color
  • ETHS 156: Contemporary Queer Writers of Color
  • ETHS 180A: Theorizing Race, Affirming Differences
  • ETHS 191: Senior Seminar
  • COLL60O: Inventing the Other, Policing Difference
Professional Interests

Asian American, Asian diaspora, and Pacific Islander literature and history, cultural studies, race and gender studies, popular culture

Program Information
Overview

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Requirements

Courses
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Ethnic Studies Course List

ETHS 039 - ETHS 157

ETHS 158 - ETHS 191

Schedule of Courses for
the Current Semester


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Black History Month

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Awards

Women of Color Resource Center

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Events

Contact Information

P: 510.430.2080
F: 510.430.2067
E: ethnic_study@mills.edu