Guide to the Ambi Harsha Playsia collection UArch FacP 66

Matt Stahl

UC Santa Barbara Library, Department of Special Research Collections

2019 January 28

University of California, Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara 93106-9010

special@library.ucsb.edu

URL: http://www.library.ucsb.edu/special-collections

Language of Material: English

Contributing Institution: UC Santa Barbara Library, Department of Special Research Collections

Title: Ambi Harsha Playsia collection

creator: Harsha, Ambi

Identifier/Call Number: UArch FacP 66

Physical Description: 1.668 Linear Feet 4 Hollinger boxes and 25 DVDs

Date (inclusive): 1995-2017

Abstract: Materials related to the courses Asian-American Studies 142 and 145, taught by Ambi Harsha from 1995-2017. At the end of each quarter, students in the class presented a stage presentation entitled Playsia.

Physical Location: Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library

Access Restrictions

This collection is open for research.

Use Restrictions

Copyright has not been assigned to the Department of Special Research Collections, UCSB. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Research Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Department of Special Research Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained

Preferred Citation

[Identification of Item], Ambi Harsha Playsia collection, UArch FacP 66. Department of Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.

Acquisition Information

Gift of Ambi Harsha, 2018

Arrangement

This collection is arranged in chronological order, from 1995-2017.

Scope and Content

This collection consists of materials from the courses Asian-American Studies 142 and Asian-American Studies 145, taught by Ambi Harsha from 1995-2017. At the end of each quarter, the students in the class performed their original one act plays in an event called Playsia.

This collection contains the original scripts, as well as DVD recordings of the performances.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Asian American college students -- California -- Santa Barbara

DVDs

Scripts (documents)

Harsha, Ambi -- Archives

University of California, Santa Barbara. Faculty

University of California, Santa Barbara. Department of Asian American Studies

box 1, folder 1

Asian American Studies 142: Playsia 1 1995 Fall

box 1, folder 2

Asian American Studies 142: Playsia 2 1996 Spring

box 1, folder 3

Asian American Studies 125: Sketch 1 1996 Fall

box 1, folder 4

Asian American Studies 142: Playsia 3, Play it Again, Asia 1997 Winter

box 1, folder 5

Asian American Studies 142: Playsia 4, An Evening Dedicated to Toshio Mori 1997 Spring

box 1, folder 6

Asian American Studies 142: Playsia 5, Dis-Orientation 1997 fall

box 1, folder 7

Asian American Studies 145: Sketch 2, Postcards from Hawaii 1998 Winter

box 1, folder 8

Asian American Studies 142: Playsia 6, Route 66 1998 Spring

box 2, folder 1

Asian American Studies 142: Playsia 7, Untitled 1998 Fall

box 2, folder 2

Asian American Studies 145: Sketch 3, A Sketch in Time Saves 3 1999 Winter

box 2, folder 3

Asian American Studies 142: Playsia 8, Playsia's Gr8est Hits 1999 Spring

box 2, folder 4

Asian American Studies 142: Playsia 9, History of Asian America: Part I 1999 Fall

box 2, folder 5

Asian American Studies 145: Sketch 4, Asian American History Part II 2000 Winter

box 2, folder 6

Asian American Studies 142: Playsia 10, Spring Roll 2000 Spring

box 2, folder 7

Asian American Studies 142: Playsia 11, Riter's Blok 2001 Spring

box 2, folder 8

Asian American Studies 142: Playsia 12, Dimsum and Then Some. . . 2002 Spring

box 2, folder 9

Asian American Studies 142: Playsia 13, Disclaimer 2003 Spring

box 3, folder 1

Asian American Studies 142: Playsia 14, Yellow State of Mind 2004 Spring

box 3, folder 2

Asian American Studies 142: Playsia 15, Adopted Chens and Calligraphy Truths 2005 Spring

box 3, folder 3

Asian American Studies 142: Playsia 16, 27 Asians and a White Girl 2006 Spring

box 3, folder 4

Asian American Studies 142: Playsia 17, The Chronicles of Nar-Nasia 2007 Spring

box 3, folder 5

Asian American Studies 142: Playsia 18, Asianonymous 2008 Spring

box 3, folder 6

Asian American Studies 142: Playsia 19, Ethnopia 2009 Spring

box 3, folder 7

Asian American Studies 142: Playsia 20, Class is in Session 2010 Spring

box 4, folder 1

Asian American Studies 142: Playsia 21, Originals 2011 Spring

box 4, folder 2

Asian American Studies 142: Playsia 22, Food for Thought 2012 Spring

box 4, folder 3

Asian American Studies 142: Playsia 23, Now and Then 2013 Spring

box 4, folder 4

Asian American Studies 142: Playsia 24, The Generasian 2014 Spring

box 4, folder 5

Asian American Studies 142: Playsia 25 2015 Spring

Asian American Studies 142: Playsia 4, An Evening Dedicated to Toshio Mori 1997 Spring

Asian American Studies 142: Playsia 5, Dis-Orientation 1997 Fall

Asian American Studies 145: Sketch 2, Postcards from Hawaii 1998 Winter

Asian American Studies 142: Playsia 6, Route 66 1998 Spring

Asian American Studies 142: Playsia 7, Untitled 1998 Fall

Asian American Studies 145: Sketch 3, A Sketch in Time Saves 3 1999 Winter

Asian American Studies 142: Playsia 8, Playsia's Gr8est Hits 1999 Spring

Asian American Studies 142: Playsia 9, History of Asian America: Part 1 1999 Fall

Asian American Studies 145: Sketch 4, History of Asian American Part 2 2000 Winter

Asian American Studies 142: Playsia 10, Spring Roll 2000 Spring

Asian American Studies 142: Playsia 11, Riter's Blok 2001 Spring

Asian American Studies 142: Playsia 12, Dimsum and Then Some. . . 2002 Spring

Asian American Studies 142: Playsia 13, Disclaimer 2003 Spring

Asian American Studies 142: Playsia 14, Yellow State of Mind 2004 June 1

Asian American Studies 142: Playsia 15, Adopted Chens and Calligraphy Truths 2005 Spring

Asian American Studies 142: Playsia 16, 27 Asians and a White Girl 2006 Spring

Asian American Studies 142: Playsia 17, The Chronicles of Nar-Nasia 2007 Spring

Asian American Studies 142: Playsia 18, Asianonymous 2008 June 4

Asian American Studies 142: Playsia 19, Ethnopia 2009 Spring

Asian American Studies 142: Playsia 21, Originals 2011 Spring

Asian American Studies 142: Playsia 23, Now and Then, Disc 1 2013 June 5

Asian American Studies 142: Playsia 23, Now and Then, Disc 2 2013 June 5

Asian American Studies 142: Playsia 24, The Generasian, DVD 1 2014 June 4

Asian American Studies 142: Playsia 24, The Generasian, DVD 2 2014 June 4

Asian American Studies 142: Playsia 25 2015 Spring