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The UCI Department of Asian American Studies will be launching a newly minted 4+1 program. This program allows UCI Asian American Studies students to earn a M.A. by staying for a fifth year. This is the only 4+1 Asian American Studies program in the country. To find out more, please contact Prof. Christine Balance, Director of Graduate Studies (cbalance@uci.edu) and Arielle Hinojosa, Graduate Counselor in the School of Humanities (hinojosa@uci.edu)