Took this class last quarter and enjoyed every bit of it. His lectures go by very fast because of all the interesting information he talks about, and he often repeats himself to make sure people have enough time to write everything down. The assigned readings are great, and the essays, though somewhat unclear, are very manageable. This is one of those classes where effort and attentiveness will get you to actually give a damn about the lecture material. I always looked forward to attending this class (though I missed the Gojira screenings) and honestly wish I could take this class again.

My TA was Christian Gella; try and take it with him if you can!

I love Dr. deGuzman! Take him! He's a wonderful professor! He always has a sense of humor and I honestly wanted to drop this class in the first place, after reading the syllabus with a number of readings we have to do before each lecture, but they are very interesting! You only need to buy two textbooks, but they aren't too expensive. The grading is based on section, midterm, research project and final. You have to participate in section and facilitate! He gives you a study guide, so you won't have to worry about cramming in everything from the textbook. He will specifically tell you what will be on the midterm! They are I.D. terms and are written in short essay formats! The grading is very fair. I had Kenny as my TA and he definitely prepared our class for the final, since we got a lower average for the midterm. The midterm had a B average, which wasn't too bad. I wished I could take Dr. deGuzman again! He is awesome sauce!

This is my first time writing a Bruinwalk review and it's because I LOVE PROFESSOR FONG. She is the best professor I've had at UCLA thus far, and I've been here for three years now. She took such care to convert her class to an online format that was organized and well thought out so that students were never confused about their responsibilities or expectations for the course. Though the class was online, she was able to connect with her students and provided a space for us to connect with each other. She has such a mastery of the subject matter she teaches, and explains extremely complex issues with incredible clarity. Beyond that, she did extra work to connect course material to current events that helped me to understand the underlying issues much better than I would have been able to on my own.

He's a really nice guy! I came in LATE at the end of my FINAL and he let me take it still. I think there was a percentage dock, but still! That was super nice of him. He's really involved in the general community as a community historian. The class is a great foundation for anyone interested in learning about the community and their own family history.

Selling the 4 books for AAS 10.
Books have pencil markings inside, but all pages are intact.
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