Leland T Saito
Biographic Data
| ID | 4122866 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Leland T Saito |
| GIVEN NAMES | Leland T |
| FAMILY NAME | Saito |
| SIGNATURE | SAITO L T |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Southern California |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 50 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1993 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
South Central Is Home: Race and the Power of Community Investment in Los Angeles
Urban Development and the Growth with Equity Framework: The National Football League Stadium in Downtown Los Angeles
In political economy, research on growth coalitions and regime theory concludes that progressive coalitions representing lower-income residents and effectively working for policy change at the local level involving development are unlikely since they lack the resources necessary to build and maintain strong coalitions with long-term influence with elected officials. In Los Angeles, a coalition representing the homeless filed a lawsuit in 2012, wh…
From Whiteness to Colorblindness in Public Policies: Racial Formation and Urban Development
In the contemporary era, as U.S. society attempts to move toward racial equality, there is major disagreement among scholars regarding the degree to which public policies contribute to inequality. Discussion of a postracial society and colorblind ideology suggests that racial discrimination has been greatly reduced, while research on whiteness and systemic racism asserts that racial discrimination remains deeply imbedded in institutions. Using th…
The L.A. Live Community Benefits Agreement: Evaluating the Agreement Results and Shifting Political Power in the City
A community coalition negotiated a Community Benefits Agreement (CBA) with a developer in 2001 for the L.A. Live sports and entertainment district, the largest project in contemporary downtown Los Angeles. The CBA included provisions for affordable housing, local hiring, and living wage jobs. It is a major change in the history of large development projects that result in the destruction of neighborhoods and displacement of residents, with few, i…
How Low–Income Residents Can Benefit from Urban Development: The LA Live Community Benefits Agreement
Large urban development projects highlight the vast disparities in the economic and political resources controlled by developers as compared to low–income residents. Studies have documented the negative impact of such projects on neighborhoods, such as the displacement of residents. This case study of the largest development project in contemporary downtown Los Angeles analyzes how a community coalition that included low–income residents successf…
How Racism Takes Place
Emerging in the 1990s, whiteness studies examines racial hierarchy and privilege and provides some of the most significant research on race. George Lipsitz's The Possessive Investment in Whiteness (1998) is one of the key works in this area of study, and How Racism Takes Place builds on that work and his research on urban culture. This book strengthens Lipsitz's position as one of the major contributors to theoretical and historical works on race…
The Politics of Exclusion: The Failure of Race-Neutral Policies in Urban America
Contrasting views of race and society make for heated debate in the United States. From the perspective of assimilation, society operates in a fair, open, and meritocratic fashion. Racial discrimination, while not completely eliminated, arguably has little impact on people's life chances. In contrast, research examining the social construction of race has emphasized continued discrimination. Race remains embedded in social, political, and economi…
From “Blighted” to “Historic: Race, Economic Development, and Historic Preservation in San Diego, California
Using the example of three buildings in San Diego, the author examines the negotiations between city officials and local residents over competing images of race and history. He shows how the outcomes of these negotiations are used to support and legitimate economic development and historic preservation policies. His main point is that although policies are depicted as race neutral, the results are often racialized. This happens because of the ten…
Ethnic Peace in the American City: Building Community in Los Angeles and Beyond (review)
Journal of Asian American Studies - Volume 4, Number 1, February 2001
Asian Pacific Americans' Social Movements and Interest Groups
For at least 150 years, Asian Pacific Americans have faced racial discrimination, violence, and segregation. Unable to vote before World War II, many used legal challenges and other non-electoral means to fight for equality (Salyer 1995). Family and regional associations formed for economic needs, while other groups organized to defend worker rights (Bulosan 1973; Kwong 1997; Yoneda 1983). Civil rights organizations such as the Japanese American …
Race and Politics: Asian Americans, Latinos, and Whites in a Los Angeles Suburb
Nisei/Sansei: Shifting Japanese American Identities and Politics
CONTENTS Preface Introduction Chapter 1 The Issei Legacy: Entry to Exclusion Chapter 2 Grant Avenue Blues: Pre-World War II Nisei Socioeconomic Position Chapter 3 Lower the Anchor: Formation of Nisei Perspectives Chapter 4 Constructive Cooperation: Submersion of Ethnicity and Rising Significance of Americanization Chapter 5 Making Do: Reentry to American Life Chapter 6 More than Conservative: Postwar Political Styles Chapter 7 Divided by Color: C…
Asian Americans and Latinos in San Gabriel Valley, California: Ethnic Political Cooperation and Redistricting 1990–92
(1993). Asian Americans and Latinos in San Gabriel Valley, California: Ethnic Political Cooperation and Redistricting 1990–92. Amerasia Journal: Vol. 19, No. 2, pp. 55-68
The L.A. Live Community Benefits Agreement: Evaluating the Agreement Results and Shifting Political Power in the City
A community coalition negotiated a Community Benefits Agreement (CBA) with a developer in 2001 for the L.A. Live sports and entertainment district, the largest project in contemporary downtown Los Angeles. The CBA included provisions for affordable housing, local hiring, and living wage jobs. It is a major change in the history of large development projects that result in the destruction of neighborhoods and displacement of residents, with few, i…
From “Blighted” to “Historic: Race, Economic Development, and Historic Preservation in San Diego, California
Using the example of three buildings in San Diego, the author examines the negotiations between city officials and local residents over competing images of race and history. He shows how the outcomes of these negotiations are used to support and legitimate economic development and historic preservation policies. His main point is that although policies are depicted as race neutral, the results are often racialized. This happens because of the ten…
From Whiteness to Colorblindness in Public Policies: Racial Formation and Urban Development
In the contemporary era, as U.S. society attempts to move toward racial equality, there is major disagreement among scholars regarding the degree to which public policies contribute to inequality. Discussion of a postracial society and colorblind ideology suggests that racial discrimination has been greatly reduced, while research on whiteness and systemic racism asserts that racial discrimination remains deeply imbedded in institutions. Using th…
How Low–Income Residents Can Benefit from Urban Development: The LA Live Community Benefits Agreement
Large urban development projects highlight the vast disparities in the economic and political resources controlled by developers as compared to low–income residents. Studies have documented the negative impact of such projects on neighborhoods, such as the displacement of residents. This case study of the largest development project in contemporary downtown Los Angeles analyzes how a community coalition that included low–income residents successf…
Asian Americans and Latinos in San Gabriel Valley, California: Ethnic Political Cooperation and Redistricting 1990–92
(1993). Asian Americans and Latinos in San Gabriel Valley, California: Ethnic Political Cooperation and Redistricting 1990–92. Amerasia Journal: Vol. 19, No. 2, pp. 55-68
Urban Development and the Growth with Equity Framework: The National Football League Stadium in Downtown Los Angeles
In political economy, research on growth coalitions and regime theory concludes that progressive coalitions representing lower-income residents and effectively working for policy change at the local level involving development are unlikely since they lack the resources necessary to build and maintain strong coalitions with long-term influence with elected officials. In Los Angeles, a coalition representing the homeless filed a lawsuit in 2012, wh…
Asian Pacific Americans' Social Movements and Interest Groups
For at least 150 years, Asian Pacific Americans have faced racial discrimination, violence, and segregation. Unable to vote before World War II, many used legal challenges and other non-electoral means to fight for equality (Salyer 1995). Family and regional associations formed for economic needs, while other groups organized to defend worker rights (Bulosan 1973; Kwong 1997; Yoneda 1983). Civil rights organizations such as the Japanese American …
Ethnic Peace in the American City: Building Community in Los Angeles and Beyond (review)
Journal of Asian American Studies - Volume 4, Number 1, February 2001
Asian Americans and Latinos in San Gabriel Valley, California: Ethnic Political Cooperation and Redistricting 1990–92
(1993). Asian Americans and Latinos in San Gabriel Valley, California: Ethnic Political Cooperation and Redistricting 1990–92. Amerasia Journal: Vol. 19, No. 2, pp. 55-68
Nisei/Sansei: Shifting Japanese American Identities and Politics
CONTENTS Preface Introduction Chapter 1 The Issei Legacy: Entry to Exclusion Chapter 2 Grant Avenue Blues: Pre-World War II Nisei Socioeconomic Position Chapter 3 Lower the Anchor: Formation of Nisei Perspectives Chapter 4 Constructive Cooperation: Submersion of Ethnicity and Rising Significance of Americanization Chapter 5 Making Do: Reentry to American Life Chapter 6 More than Conservative: Postwar Political Styles Chapter 7 Divided by Color: C…
Race and Politics: Asian Americans, Latinos, and Whites in a Los Angeles Suburb
Ethnic Peace in the American City: Building Community in Los Angeles and Beyond (review)
Journal of Asian American Studies - Volume 4, Number 1, February 2001
Asian Pacific Americans' Social Movements and Interest Groups
For at least 150 years, Asian Pacific Americans have faced racial discrimination, violence, and segregation. Unable to vote before World War II, many used legal challenges and other non-electoral means to fight for equality (Salyer 1995). Family and regional associations formed for economic needs, while other groups organized to defend worker rights (Bulosan 1973; Kwong 1997; Yoneda 1983). Civil rights organizations such as the Japanese American …
The Politics of Exclusion: The Failure of Race-Neutral Policies in Urban America
Contrasting views of race and society make for heated debate in the United States. From the perspective of assimilation, society operates in a fair, open, and meritocratic fashion. Racial discrimination, while not completely eliminated, arguably has little impact on people's life chances. In contrast, research examining the social construction of race has emphasized continued discrimination. Race remains embedded in social, political, and economi…
From “Blighted” to “Historic: Race, Economic Development, and Historic Preservation in San Diego, California
Using the example of three buildings in San Diego, the author examines the negotiations between city officials and local residents over competing images of race and history. He shows how the outcomes of these negotiations are used to support and legitimate economic development and historic preservation policies. His main point is that although policies are depicted as race neutral, the results are often racialized. This happens because of the ten…
How Low–Income Residents Can Benefit from Urban Development: The LA Live Community Benefits Agreement
Large urban development projects highlight the vast disparities in the economic and political resources controlled by developers as compared to low–income residents. Studies have documented the negative impact of such projects on neighborhoods, such as the displacement of residents. This case study of the largest development project in contemporary downtown Los Angeles analyzes how a community coalition that included low–income residents successf…
How Racism Takes Place
Emerging in the 1990s, whiteness studies examines racial hierarchy and privilege and provides some of the most significant research on race. George Lipsitz's The Possessive Investment in Whiteness (1998) is one of the key works in this area of study, and How Racism Takes Place builds on that work and his research on urban culture. This book strengthens Lipsitz's position as one of the major contributors to theoretical and historical works on race…
The L.A. Live Community Benefits Agreement: Evaluating the Agreement Results and Shifting Political Power in the City
A community coalition negotiated a Community Benefits Agreement (CBA) with a developer in 2001 for the L.A. Live sports and entertainment district, the largest project in contemporary downtown Los Angeles. The CBA included provisions for affordable housing, local hiring, and living wage jobs. It is a major change in the history of large development projects that result in the destruction of neighborhoods and displacement of residents, with few, i…
From Whiteness to Colorblindness in Public Policies: Racial Formation and Urban Development
In the contemporary era, as U.S. society attempts to move toward racial equality, there is major disagreement among scholars regarding the degree to which public policies contribute to inequality. Discussion of a postracial society and colorblind ideology suggests that racial discrimination has been greatly reduced, while research on whiteness and systemic racism asserts that racial discrimination remains deeply imbedded in institutions. Using th…
Urban Development and the Growth with Equity Framework: The National Football League Stadium in Downtown Los Angeles
In political economy, research on growth coalitions and regime theory concludes that progressive coalitions representing lower-income residents and effectively working for policy change at the local level involving development are unlikely since they lack the resources necessary to build and maintain strong coalitions with long-term influence with elected officials. In Los Angeles, a coalition representing the homeless filed a lawsuit in 2012, wh…
South Central Is Home: Race and the Power of Community Investment in Los Angeles
Political science (13 works) · Law (11 works) · Sociology (11 works) · Law (9 works) · Politics (9 works) · Gender Studies (8 works) · Gender Studies (7 works) · Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies (7 works) · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy (6 works) · Geography (5 works)