Nov 28, 2025  
2025-2026 Cal State East Bay Catalog 
    
2025-2026 Cal State East Bay Catalog

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ES 224 - Filipina/x/o American LGBTQ+ Identities and Experiences


Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-6; Social Justice
This course explores the identities and experiences of LGBTQ+ Filipina/x/o Americans. We will examine how colonialism and other systems continue to impact Filipina/x/os on personal, familial, local, and global levels.

Breadth Area(s) Satisfied: GE-6 - Ethnic Studies, Overlay - Social Justice
Possible Instructional Methods: On-ground, or Hybrid, or Online-Asynchronous, or Online-Synchronous.
Grading: A-F or CR/NC (student choice).
Course Typically Offered: Fall & Spring


Student Learning Outcomes - Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:
  1. Evaluate the experiences of Filipina/x/o Americans across a spectrum of sexualities using social science and interdisciplinary methodologies.
  2. Analyze the varied expressions of gender identities and sexualities in Filipina/x/o American communities.
  3. Assess the major struggles of the Filipina/x/o LGBTQ+ community in the United States and across the globe.
  4. Discuss the cultural impact of Filipina/x/o LGBTQ+ people in the media globally.
  5. Articulate theories of LGBTQ+ identity and family development in a Filipina/x/o American context.


Social Justice Overlay Learning Outcomes
  1. Use a disciplinary perspective to analyze issues of social justice and equity;
  2. Describe the challenges to achieving social justice; and
  3. Identify ways in which individuals and/or groups can contribute to social justice within local communities, nations, or the world.



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