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...Asian American Association's political committee promised yesterday to pressure the University to establish permanent Asian-American studies courses and increase the number of Asian-American tenured professors...
...committee plans to call for permanent Asian-American studies courses in the English, sociology and history departments, Tang said. She said that the committee is also interested in establishing an American studies or American cultures department that integrates the many different cultures and histories of the United States...
...What we have had are Asian-American literature courses taught by visiting professors," Co-chair Eunice Yoon '93 said. "We seem to be getting token courses every year. Asian Americans form an integral part of American history, so why aren't there permanent Asian-American courses in that department...
Tang said that the committee will not recommend the creation of an Asian-American studies department...
According to Yoon, the committee wants to seemore tenured Asian-American professors at Harvardbecause they "have more weight than visitingprofessors to clearly criticize theadministration...