Daniel P. Gonzales

This is the most easiest class I have ever taken in college. There is only 3 tests and no final, plus a 3 page research paper where you go out to observe a court. Here's the grading scale: 3 tests= 60% research paper =30% participation=10%

Gonzales is just a good, funny instructor. He rarely curses, even if he does, I think it adds passion to what he is saying. The only bad thing about Gonzales is he never replies to email and he is very hard to reach in his office.

My advice is to take Gonzales for AAS 205 to satisfy the Government requirement now! No wonder his class was packed the first day with some people who are and are not on the wait list plus the 120 students who are already in the class. Easy A.

He's a teacher who's not afraid to hold back or say what's on his mind and that's what's interesting about him. He's very knowledgeable of the past as well as current events, although in some areas he's not as sharp. He has a tendency to swear every so often, not that I find it offensive but quite amusing the way he says it and more so the fact that he really means what he says.

First off, if you want an easy "A" in a class, this is the dude to take. He's a really cool guy, his lectures are 50% informative / 40% tangents and some unintelligible jokes, and 10% him reminiscing about the '60s and '70s. The material is really easy and as long as you do some reading (but really, showing up in class and listening is the most useful) and there's no reason you'd get anything other than an A. His jokes/humor/affection lean towards the Filipinos, as he is Pinoy, so while it's great for us PI-ers, I dunno about the rest of y'all. He's hilarious. I've taken 2 classes with him and I get a kick out of him every semester.

I took Gonzales during Spring 2002. This class is cool. You don't really need to attend the lectures because everything is in the text. But you have to attend some sessions to find test dates and info on the term paper. For the term paper you had to attend an outside event. I'd take this class again, but I'd take it C/NC. I didn't do much work and I received a C.

Professor Gonzales, is an excellent teacher! He's very straight forward and VERY thought provoking! He is not afraid to tell the truth and he demands that you think on your own. He's not afraid to tell you like it is and he's very thorough and informative about his lectures. There's not an answer that he doesn't know and he explains it in a way that you can understand. I wished that we had a professor like him in every department (especially in Black Studies) to teach the other professors how to teach on a level that is stimulating and exciting to learn. Every student learns something about their own prejudices from his lectures because he makes you think about your flaws and he demands that you change them. He's super cool and a great lecturer and someone great to really know in the world. If you can't handle the truth, do not take his class (it should come with a warning label: "Caution, the truth will be told and it shall set you free!"). Take his class and learn a lot about life, you won't be disappointed, I guarantee it!

He is a very good professor. If you're interested in learning about asian culture then you should take him. He knows what he's talking about and he is funny too. But you have to participate because that's ten percent of your final grade. His test is easy if you read all the materials. I will recommend him..Great teacher and he has good and valid outlooks on the subject.

Dr. Gonzales is a good teacher, he is so intelligent on the subject's matter and has so much passion. His tests are pretty easy as long as you attend lectures, and he only requires that you write one 3-5 page paper essay.

His grading goes as follows: 3 Tests....................60% (20% each) Field Observation Paper....30% Participation..............10%

Take his class...some people may complain about his language, but I think that it contributes to his passion about the subject. The only distracting thing I would say about this professor, is that he often strays away from the subject. Besides that, he really is a highly-educated teacher. Take him if u can!!

Gonzales swears A LOT and he tends to favor students who kiss ass. if you talk to him a lot, he'll like you, but other students will hate you. the court research paper is a waste of time. it took up at least a day of your time and you had to write a couple of pages on it. he's a hard grader on the research paper. the tests are based on grammar. if you are a native speaker, you tend to get higher grades. you really don't have to study for them. it's useless studying for it since the articles and readings have nothing to do with it. he also comes in 10-20 minutes late. he has a strong voice that can be heard all the way in the back. he goes off topic all the time and he tells you his opinion instead of letting you decide how you feel. he's intimidating since he went to Hastings and he feels like he's better than everyone else. he has a VERY HIGH SELF-ESTEEM. he takes FOREVER to respond to you in e-mail and if you go to his office during office hours, he's always busy. he also forgets to bring things to class. he's not very well prepared or organized.

He's truly an interesting and funny person but he doesn't know how to teach. Attending class is pointless because his lectures don't relate to what you're supposed to learn for the test. He constantly deviates from the lecture to topics concerning his life in the 1960s SFSU movement, which makes you wonder if his class was designed to teach you about Asians in America or his life. You won't know what you're actually supposed to study for the test until he reviews with the class and even then he goes off topic and ends up trying to tell you what's on the test in the last five minutes of class. But, I don't believe his tests are that bad because if you do the readings (which are long and boring), develop a system to filter out all the useless info from his lectures, and listen to him on test reviews, the test will be easy. It's multiple choice and it's a complete-the-sentence type of test and if you generally know English grammar you can connect each sentence without having to know much about the topics discussed in class.

well, he is funny, and very down to earth.. no homework, just 2 tests and a final, lectures everyday, most of which have nothing to do with the tests... he tends to drift away and talk about his past, and also is late everyday, and never takes role.. but he knows his shit, and what hes talking about..

Prof Gonzales was different. He was always trying to be "real". There were 3 tests, all multiple choices. You can do a paper if you wish to make up your grade but most likely, you won't need to. He went over almost everything that was supposed to be on the test. I believe most people did well.

He was cool. His lectures were more fun if people asked questions and participated. He was very expressive too. I found myself laughing and enjoying the class most of the time.

The only thing I didn't like was that he was so passionate about the topics that he kept us longer after class to finish his thoughts. Don't get me wrong. There are more positive things about him that I can say then the negatives.

If you need to take a class to be done with for your requirement, he's the guy.

This was such an easy class. I took this class to fulfill my u.s. history/government requirement, and it was such a cakewalk. I only showed up on exam dates, and got As on all the tests. I showed up to like 4 lectures all semester, and still got an A in the class, cause Gonzales' tests seemed to be all grammar. If you choose answers that sounded gramatically correct, you should have done well on tests. So FOBS, you may have some trouble. This is an easy A class, I highly recommend it. Gonzales swore and cussed too much for my tastes, but most of the class found it funny.

This teacher is REAL, in every way imaginable. He basically tells it like it is...

His tests are very easy! (Matching and multiple choice)

And you won't fall asleep in his class--he's funny and speaks from experience and not just opinion.

An ex-maryjane smoker with a love for teaching!

Professor Gonzales is an all-around awesome instructor. He explains things well, including the "possible" reasons behind the Sept 11 attacks. I quote possible because sometimes he got too cocky and pushy with his opinions. He had to make sure we knew that HE HAD THE IDEA BEFORE ANYONE ELSE in the government, and his master's thesis proves it so. He's always saying how he wrote or said something 30 years ago and now shit happened and he kinda had this "oh well, the government is fucked up" attitude. He shouldn't really be teaching this class, but he should be working in the government making it better because he seems like someone we need and can trust in the system. On the other hand, teaching the class just spreads his knowledge to 80+ students who will probably have a bigger impact on the next generation, since we are, afterall, gonna inherit the world. Exams are designed to help you learn the material. He stated on the first day of class that he doesn't believe in cheating but clues are meant to make us live better (or something to that effect). True that, he stuck to his word. The exams -multiplechoice- were full of clues and it definitely helped me to remember the lectures and the notes. He will crack a joke every now and then but don't fall behind and keep alert--write down what you think is important. He has a good pace so don't worry about being a slow writer. Also there is a 3 page paper to write, but this is easy. You just have to observe a political meeting process and take notes/handouts. He will read every word you write so don't slack, but with good notes and resources, you will do fine. The videos we watched were relevant to his lectures so pay attention to little details, but he'll point that out afterwards (no they won't be on any exams but they will stick to your head anyway). Participating in class topics will also boost your extra credit points, but he won't dock you if you're the listener type. TAKE NOTES, that's all there is to it.

People may say what they will about Professor G., but his style of teaching involves the student and gets them to think and learn. Yes, he can be a bit crass, at times, but I found myself sitting on the edge of my chair, hanging on every word, to find out what the next thing "teachers shouldn't say" would be. In the process, I listened to everything!

His tests are a bit challenging until you get the hang of it (and, after the first, you'll get it). He's a very personable and flexible guy and really intelligent. I don't think he's sexist, at all, as one of the reviewers commented. He does make an occasional sexual inuendo, but the women always seemed to be laughing as hard as the guys were.

Bottom line: If you're really uptight and anal, Dan's not the teacher for you: Find one with no sense of humor who has never experienced "real" life.

Professor Gonzales is an excellent professor and very knowledeable of the topics that he discusses. He is willing to challenge his students to think critically. He is an asset to the Asian American Studies department. My only critism of him is he sometimes gets off in a tangent, but he is definately worth taking. His classes are hard to get into because the demand is so high, but if you get into his class, stay.

gonzales is a very cool teacher, he is someone u can talk to when u need help and stuff. his class has 3 multiple choice exams, 1 (8-12pg) paper or 3 (3-5pg) papers, and 3 short response papers. the work load is average, and the exams are fair. to ace the exams all u have to do is read. almost all of the questions on the exam comes from the reader. his lectures are ok, but he often goes off and talk about his family and his experiences. one more thing about him, he's often late.

I find his class extremely enjoyable. His tests are completely fair and his enthusiasm motivates me and keeps me awake in class. As far as some people's criticism of his profanity, I find it quite refreshing as it accentuates his honesty. I don't feel like he's bullshitting me, or like he's trying to talk over my head. If anyone would like to ask me questions here is my e-mail address:

euken@sfsu.edu

He was an okay teacher. Even though a lot of people who didn't like to his vulgar words, it's not fair to judge him from that point of view. What I see was the way he's teaching the class. I think he gave a lot of knowledge on what's really happening in this world. The reality on life! How to survive on the society! The factual information! The way he conducted the class was not unlike other teacher! But, hey! Be relaxed! This is an Asian American Studies! This is the place or class we're supposed to have fun! Learning and having fun along the way! Hey, guys ! This is GE CLASS! THis is not a class where you want to feel busy all the time! Adequate works, it's allright! But busy?? C'mon! Be fair! His exams were great! Multiple choices, and most of the time he gave us guidance where specifically we needed to study for the exams. He's a good teacher who can spend time with his students. Very comminicative guy, and you will find it's a great pleasure if you want to spare a little time to know him. He would like to know you also! SO, why bother with his words in class or whatsoever! It's his own business, BRO! The one you concerns is only the knowledge you will receive and how you establish your relationship with him! By the time you know him, you will change your point of view about him! I promise you!

i thought he was a great teacher. although i have to admit i didn't attend all of his lectures....i still think that i've learned a lot from him. the readings that he gave us was a little weak but i thought it was helpful for the tests. Before i decided to take this class, i was informed by my friends that it would be an easy class but it as it turned out, it wasn't as easy as it seemed. The tests was quite easy but it wasn't very easy to ace either. it's basically up to your common sense too. if you were in class enough, you wouldn't have a hard time trying to figure out the answers for the multiple choice tests. Gonzales do seemed to talked a lot about things that's not relating to the subject that we're talking about. He drifted off to another subject quite frequently too. And sometimes, he'll make jokes that only some students in the class will understand. I guess overall he's a good teacher...hey nobody is perfect right?

Mr. Gonzales is often late to class; unprepared in his lecture. He thinks he is "hip" talking dirty and vulgar. But he is really too old for that. Sometimes he is rather incoherent, talking off his mouth instead of his head. I have a hard time going to his class after the first month, because, really, the initial novelty wears off rather quickly. He really needs to grow up and take students seriously. We are here to learn, not to hear him give.It gives me no pleasure to say he is a bad teacher; but he is and I hope he reads this and accept that he has to grow up.

IF YOU WANT TO HEAR A PROFESSOR THAT TALKS A LOT ABOUT HIS LITTLE PRIVATE SCHOOL BACKGROUND THEN HE'S THE ONE TO TAKE..

HE TALKS A LOT ABOUT HOW HE CAME FROM A LITTLE RICH BOY FAMILY AND ABOUT HIS TROUBLES WITH THE POLICE AND HOW THEY GOT HIS DUMB CITY TRAFFIC TICKETS.......

IN A WAY I ALSO THINK THAT HE'S SEXIST..... HE DOESN'T REALLY LIKE TO HEAR FROM FEMALES IN THE CLASS OR VALUE THEIR OPINION....

HIS LECTURES ARE OFTEN INTERESTING BUT HE TENDS TO GO OFF TOPIC AND TALK AND TALK ABOUT HIS PERSONAL LIFE AND HOW STUPID AND AIR-HEADED PRIVATE SCHOOL GIRLS ARE.....

WHERE DOES HE GET HIS RESOURCES FROM? I HAVE TO ADMIT HE'S FUNNY BUT HE LIKES TO CONTRADICT A LOT OF STUDENTS AND THEIR OPINIONS..... WITH ALL DO RESPECT START SHAPING THE ATTITUDE UP

This teacher is an excellent teacher, he is a person who you can go to and talk to if you our having problems in his class. True he may tell you to read something the week before a test, BUT it is stated in his syllabus what is going to be talked about for the week and IF people listen to his lectures he does give some refrence points back to the articles that we are suppose to read meaning that if you listened to him that means you know what articles to read. His lectures are very powerful because he does bring reference back to the community in his lectures. He may have a different way of teaching things but if you listen to his lectures then tend to be stuck in your head and make you realize something you may have never realized before. He had four tests in his class which were very reasonable becuase if you listened to his lecture and read the articles you would do fin in the class. Overall this class was really straitforward.

He's a great teacher with a great personality and a funny sense of humor. Some people did not like his style of teaching, but i think that those students are anal retentive and have no personality. I talked to him several times outside of class at various pilipino events and he is very knowledgeable and influential to the pilipino community. He knows his stuff first hand, and you can learn from him through his stories, in addition to reading a textbook. His tests are a bit easy, as long as you read.

One of the best teachers at state. Although sometimes a little disorganized he lectures with attitude and whatever he teaches you remember. Class is never boring. My class had three midterms and a writing project. If you listen to his lectures and take notes you can usually do pretty decent on the tests. Bottom line is that I learned a lot in his class and, more importantly, enjoyed learning.

Mr. Gonzales is a great teacher. I took his AAS 205 class and learned a lot. He talks about his own experiences in his class lectures which makes the class more interesting and he is very open minded to students opinions and comments. He is also very approachable and easy to talk to and is very understanding. I recommend his classes to any students who are planning to take Asian American courses because you will definitely learn a lot. After taking his AAS 205 course, I enjoyed it a lot and it has influenced me to add Asian American Studies as my second major.

Judging from the enormous crowd that tried to add his class on the first day, I thought that he was either a cakewalk or a great teacher. He turned out to be the latter. I must admit however, his class was not well structured, but his teaching style, overwhelming knowledge of the issues, in your face humor, and unending enthusiasm, makes this fault easily forgiveable. I especially like the fact that his lectures are based mostly on previous experience, so that may be a reason for their awkwardness. By this same token, you are able to get first hand accounts, as opposed to the traditional BS garb from a book who's author lives in San Luis Obispo. Get real, if you want a no nonsense teacher you can learn a lot from, I strongly recommend Prof. Gonzales. My only reservation: If you have been living under a rock your entire life and don't know the difference between a democrat and a republican, or lack basic information in respects to common knowledge, do not take his class. You will not do well because his lectures often deal with these issues. Lastly, I would recommend taking the T Th classes because he'll probably be able to dive into the subject matter more.

Gonzales speak sxxt and fxxk words all the time. He sees himself as a very powerful man, and he looks down on all the others. He complaimed about everything he sees and about the society, and to students, too. There was one project we had to do... it was to go to the court and listen to the testimony. He didn't provide any information and we had to find out everything by ourselves. Moreover, he just gave us 1 week to do that and that was not enough.

Gonzales is such a funny ass teacher. He cusses, and talks about his funny events that had happened to him. Although, his course reader is very boring to read, I rather attend his classes instead. But some of the things he says in class doesn't really relate to what's going to be on the mid-terms. But he does give a review the day before the test. The court Evaluation which you have to attend is very tedious and time consuming. Ugly part of his class. =( Other than that, a nice guy to get along with. I really can't understand why that other Evaluator gave him a "F"....

The course taught by Dr. Gonzales that I used to satify my GE requirement was excellent. Dr. Gonzales, a skilled educator and learned guy, turned me on to AAS courses and made me question my own individual values. He is somethimes strict, but only when students get out of hand or don't pay attention. (then you'd better duck!!) He offers multiple choice exams and requires a short observational paper or two. He is fair! I can see him being a great administrator, but would hate to lose him from the classroom. A really great guy!

Over the years I have been incredibly fortunate in learning from Dan Gonzales at SFSU. Not only has he been an exempliary role model, he also has contributed directly in the creation of the courses that he instructs! His courses mainly consist of a reader, lecture(s) either by him or guest speakers. Readings for his course are informative and should be managable by most students who have completed a first year composition course. Add'll readings might provide difficult due to its dryness in which it was written. However with those rare exceptions, the readings are informative and knowledgable, and provides for stimulating class discussions. His courses normally consist of tests & papers . The topics covered should be easy to grasp if one has done the assignments & followed the guidelines outlined in his syllabus.

What you can learn from taking his classes? One thing I learned was that each and everyone of us as students can contribute back to our communities regardless of our ethnicity and in doing so, we help ourselves too! This is but one of countless values that I have learned from his classes. I learned it is through his dedication in teaching & community outreach that he shares his knowledge of Asian American Studies, and for that I am grateful. Dan not only brought to his lectures historical information, he also incorporated motivating speechs on why our education in general should be something we should treasure. By recounting with his classes his education @ SFSU as well as his informal education experiences, I have come to respect teachers overall a great deal more. His lectures additionally were personal and raised ethical and moral questions that stimulated his students minds & encouraged discourse amongst them as well. Having completed 2 classes: ETHS 220 & AAS 205 under his instruction, I have learned a great deal more about the struggles that immigrants have are universal and not to regard my neighbor strictly as an ethnicity. Furthermore, Dan taught me to value everyone but to also be cautious yet prepared in living life, e.g. be wary of popular opinions regarding anything and to seize each and everyday by making the most of my education. Lastly it is due to his inspirational reaccounts of his youth in San Francisco, and his undergrad. education at SFSU & law school experiences in Hastings, that I have have dedicated much of my time in helping out my fellow students by working in the Legal Resource Center, furthering my understanding of the law by interning at the San Francisco District Attorney's Office. For any student who is interested in learning about :Asian American history, Ethnic Studies & the its implementation at SFSU, what it is like growing up as an American Born Filipino, mixed with shocking historical information and eye opening videos, as well as excellent guests, consider enrolling in one of Professor Dan Gonzeles courses... you won't forget what he shares with you!

One of the best teachers I have taken at SFSU. He has a sarcastic attitude about everything, which makes the class much more enjoyable than others. However, there are about 6 tests and you have go to an actual court and write a report on it. All the tests are multiple choice and are really easy. You don't have to study hard and you can still probably get a B. Those who do good in multiple choice type of questions should take this class.

He has to be one of the greatest teachers at SFSU. He's very enthusiastic and approachable. His sarcasm lightens up every discussion and makes the class even more enjoyable. Although the 6 tests are a drag, they are easy. But you do have to go to class. The court report wasn't my favorite part, but I did get a lot out of thi class.