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Reinventing citizenship

Tsuchiya, Kazuyo.

Reinventing citizenship Black Los Angeles, Korean Kawasaki, and community participation / [electronic resource] : Kazuyo Tsuchiya. - Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, 2014. - 1 online resource (pages cm.) - Critical American studies series . - UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : Los Angeles and Kawasaki as arenas of struggle over citizenship -- Between inclusion and exclusion : the origins of the U.S. Community Action Program -- Fostering community and nationhood : Japan's model community program -- Struggling for political voice : race and the politics of welfare in Los Angeles -- Recasting the community action program : the pursuit of race, class, and gender equality in Los Angeles -- Translating Black theology into Korean activism : the Hitachi employment discrimination trial -- Voicing alternative visions of citizenship : the "Kawasaki system" of welfare -- Conclusion : the interconnectedness of oppression and freedom.

9781452940847 1452940843


Community Action Program (U.S.)--History.


Koreans--Politics and government--Japan--Kawasaki-shi--20th century.
Social service--History--Japan--Kawasaki-shi--20th century.
Community development--History--Japan--Kawasaki-shi--20th century.
African Americans--Politics and government--California--Los Angeles--20th century.
Social service--History--California--Los Angeles--20th century.
Community development--History--California--Los Angeles--20th century.


Electronic books.

HN80.L7 / T78 2014

307.1/40979494