Reinventing Citizenship

Description:

Compares the construction of government welfare systems in Los Angeles and Kawasaki Japan with particular attention to their impact on African Americans and Koreans, and how members of those minority groups struggled to change their relationship with the government. Also touches on their relationship to each other, as African American religious leaders went to Kawasaki to meet with Korean religious leaders.

subjects: Community development, united states,  Social service, united states,  Social service, history,  African americans, politics and government,  Community development, japan,  Social service, asia,  Koreans, japan,  Japan, politics and government,  Community development,  History,  Social service,  African Americans,  Politics and government,  Koreans,  Community Action Program (U.S.)