In the mid-1990s, in the wake of activism by students nationwide demanding a more diverse curriculum, UNC began to offer courses on Asian American topics. In 1996, Professor Gang Yue taught the first Asian American literature class at UNC. In 2004, Professor Jennifer Ho began teaching Asian American literature in UNC's English Department.
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Karen Arenson, "Columbia Students Begin Hunger Strike for Ethnic Studies." New York Times, 2 April 1996. http://www.nytimes.com/1996/04/02/nyregion/columbia-students-begin-hunger-strike-for-ethnic-studies.html
Southern Mix website, 2017: https://www.southernmixvoices.com/asian-american-studies/