Asian/American women have always used writing, speaking, and other modes of cultural production to address oppression that cuts across gender, race, and citizenship. In this class, we will read writings by Asian/American women and analyze them using an Asian/American feminist transnational rhetorical lens. To understand the impact using a specific Asian/American feminist rhetorical lens, we will begin by reading the work of activist-scholars who have made visible the powerful work of Asian/American women in addressing forms of oppression. For example, we will read Mira Shimabukuro who analyzes archives of writing by Japanese and Japanese American women incarcerated in internment camps during WWII. We will also read work by Eileen Lagman who explores the literacy development of overseas Filipina workers in the Filipina Diaspora. Our engagement with these scholars will serve as a starting point to introduce students to Asian/American Rhetoric’s methods of analysis (rhetorical analysis, visual rhetorical analysis, content analysis, historiography), but also the often ignored rhetorical work by Asian/American women. Additionally, a panel discussion will be scheduled during the semester, where we will learn how local Asian/American activists who focus on issues that Asian women in the diaspora face address transnational issues through cultural production of written and visual texts. Students will also be expected to participate in several field trips to learn more about the community organizing work that Asian/American women are doing in the Los Angeles community. Open only to first year frosh.