hardboiled

A decal is a course that you can take that is run by students from UC Berkeley. Check us out on their website. If you sign up for our decal, you'll get 1 Asian American Studies field unit, which adds up to 45 hours of field work, or basically, 45 hours of some really fun hardboiled goodness. You don't need to be in the decal to be on staff, but why not get units for the work your doing?

Course Title: Asian American Studies 97/197
Location and Time: 20 Wheeler, Wednesdays at 6pm - 7:30pm
Contact: Alice Tse

Objective: To provide students with an introduction to Asian American print journalism through the actual hands-on experience of participating in the production and distribution of Berkeley's largest Asian American newsmagazine, hardboiled. It is a work-intensive job that requires weekly effort and dedication on the part of the staff and core aside from their usual coursework. Each issue of hardboiled (three per semester, 12-16 pages each) usually requires a month to complete. We will cover the basics of what goes into the publications and discuss issues in the Asian American community.

Deadline to add this class is the end of the 3rd week of instruction! So email Alice for Course Information and the CCN!

The purpose of this course is to provide students with an introduction to Asian Pacific American print journalism through the actual hands-on experience of participating in the production and distribution of an APA newsmagazine. In order to achieve the aforementioned objective, students will research and develop story ideas, compose layout articles, and distribute issues to students, faculty, and community members. Students will participate in weekly workshops that cover topics including APA history, health in the APA community, APAs in law and politics, and APAs in the media as well as current and pertinent issues in the campus, local, national, and international community. As a 97/197 field studies course, students will receive an introduction to the local and campus Asian Pacific American communities by providing them with opportunities to meet community leaders, attending and participating in community organization events, and by being a part of UC Berkeley’s Asian Pacific American Coalition, a coalition of APA organizations on campus. hardboiled not only produces over 4,500 copies per semester of a professional newsmagazine covering relevant, timely, and insightful topics, but also provides staff with a community of like-minded student active in the APA community. At the conclusion of the course, students will have learned the ins and outs of print journalism, increased their political awareness of APA issues, and received experience working within the APA community.

* Contributions (2): Students will choose one of the following roles:
-Writers must submit two polished articles for production (one story per issue).
-Layout students must put together a total of six pages during the semester (divide over two issues or more).
-Students can also choose to do one article and 3 pages of layout.
-If a student would like to submit artwork, photography or do tech work, please contact the decal coordinator(s) to discuss the contribution requirements.
* Mandatory Staff Retreat: TBD. Staffers are required to participate in workshops on News Writing 101, Layout 101 and Interviewing and Investigative Journalism.
* Reflection: a 4-page analytical paper will be due at the end of the semester outlining the student’s activities during the semester, analyzing what they learned about journalism and APA issues, and discussing the role of a newspaper such as hardboiled.
* Time requirements: For this field studies course, students must keep a dated record of the number of hours spent working with hb. The total number of hours must be 45 hours or greater (45 hour minimum for one unit; 90 hour minimum for two units). This time sheet is due on the last day of the course.

Week 1 (Sept. 2): Introduction to hardboiled publication and decal
Week 2 (Sept. 9): Representations
Week 3 (Sept. 16): APA Struggle
Week 4 (Sept. 23): Asian Americans at Cal
Week 5 (Sept. 30): Health
Week 6 (Oct. 7): Immigration and Ethnic Enclaves
Week 7 (Oct. 14): Evaluation of Issue 13.1/Planning next issue
Week 8 (Oct. 21): Asian Americans in Education
Week 9 (Oct. 28): Hate Crimes
Week 10 (Nov. 4): Asian on Asian Racism
Week 11 (Nov. 11): No School
Week 12 (Nov. 18): Evaluation of Issue 13.2/Planning next issue
Week 13 (Nov. 25) THANKSGIVING BREAK
Week 14 (Dec. 2): Publications Panel and Nonprofits
Week 15 (Dec. 9): Reflections and timesheets DUE.

Final Paper: Also required is a 3 page analytical paper, size 12 font, Times New Roman, due at the end of the semester. This paper will outline your activities during the semester, analyze what you learned about journalism and Asian American issues, and discuss the role of a newspaper such as hb. This paper is due on the last day of the course. NO LATE PAPERS!