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...... The Berkeley Campus at the University of California began offering Ethnic Studies by means of four programs during 1969: Black Studies, Chicano Studies, Asian American, and Native American Studies. In the 1990s, over 150 different courses were offered by the programs at Berkeley. The second-largest multiethnic program in the United States is offered by the University of Washington via its Department of American Ethnic Studies. It offers Black Studies, Chicano Studies, and Asian American Studies. Native American Studies are offered by the department of Anthropology

2. Ethnic Studies focus on meeting the needs of an increasingly diverse population among American students. As such, it focuses upon the value of various different cultures represented within the country. Its specific characteristics then also focus upon providing these students with educational opportunities that are equal to those of the entire student body; the opportunity to achieve excellence and learn about the importance and history of their own and others cultures......

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