“Serve the People and You Help Yourself”: Japanese-American Anti-Drug Organizing in Los Angeles, 1969 to 1972

Part of a special issue on Asian and Pacific Islander populations within the U.S. The writer examines the grassroots efforts of the third-generation Japanese-American activists who battled drug abuse among their community in Los Angeles. She discusses the underlying factors that drove this generatio...

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Autor principal: Fu, May (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Artículo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2008
En: Social justice
Año: 2008, Volumen: 35, Número: 2, Páginas: 80-99
Acceso en línea: Volltext (Publisher)
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Palabras clave:
Grassroots movements
Barbiturates
Substance abuse prevention
Activism
Activists
Japanese Americans
Drug abuse prevention
Minorities > United States > History
Japanese Americans > History
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Sumario:Part of a special issue on Asian and Pacific Islander populations within the U.S. The writer examines the grassroots efforts of the third-generation Japanese-American activists who battled drug abuse among their community in Los Angeles. She discusses the underlying factors that drove this generation of Japanese-Americans to drug abuse. She comments on the activist groups Yellow Brotherhood, Asian Sisters, and others, noting in particular their philosophy of serving the whole community and self-help.
ISSN:2327-641X