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Leland Tadaji SaitoAssociate Professor of Sociology and American Studies and EthnicityContact Information E-mail: lsaito@usc.edu Phone: (213) 740-3604 Office: KAP 352 LINKS Curriculum Vitae |
Education |
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 Ph.D. Sociology, University of California, Los Angeles, 1/1992
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M.A. Sociology, University of California, Los Angeles, 1/1989
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B.A. Sociology, University of California, Berkeley, 1/1978
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Academic Appointment, Affiliation, and Employment History |
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Associate Professor, University of Southern California, 08/01/2001-
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Associate Professor, University of California, San Diego, 07/01/1999-07/01/2001
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Assistant Professor, University of California, San Diego, 07/01/1992-07/01/1999
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Description of Research |
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Summary Statement of Research Interests |
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| Professor Saito’s research examines how race shapes public policy in areas such as redistricting, economic development, and historic preservation. He also examines politics and race relations in urban areas, including Los Angeles, San Diego, and New York City. He primarily uses qualitative methods, such as interviews, archival research, and field research. | |
Research Specialties |
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| (Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles, 1992) Associate Professor of Sociology and ASE: Race and ethnic relations; Asian American Studies; urban politics; urban sociology; historic preservation; economic development; redistricting; qualitative research methods | |
Publications |
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Book |
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Saito, L. T.
(2009).
The Politics of Exclusion: The Failure of Race-Neutral Policies in Urban America. Palo Alto, CA: Stanford University Press.
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Saito, L. T.
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Race and Politics: Asian Americans, Latinos, and Whites in a Los Angeles Suburb. University of Illinois Press.
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Book Chapter |
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Saito, L. T.
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The Political Significance of Race: Asian American and Latino Redistricting Debates in California and New York City. In Racial Transformations: Latinos and Asians Remaking the United States, ed. by Nicholas De Genova. Durham: Duke University Press.
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Saito, L. T.
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L. T. Saito. (2001). "Asian Americans and Multiracial Political Coalitions: New York City's Chinatown and Redistricting, 1990-1991. In Asian Americans and Politics: An Exploration, ed. by Gordon H. Chang. Stanford: Stanford University Press.
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Journal Article |
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Saito, L. T.
(2009).
From "Blighted" to "Historic": Race, Economic Development, and Historic Preservation in San Diego, California. Urban Affairs Review.
Vol. 45 (2), pp. 166-187.
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Saito, L. T.
(2008).
African Americans and Historic Preservation in San Diego: The Douglas and Clermont/Coast Hotel. Journal of San Diego History.
Vol. 54 (1)
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Saito, L. T.
(2003).
"Reclamation and Preservation: The San Diego Chinese Mission, 1927 to 1996.". The Journal of San Diego History.
Vol. 49 (1), pp. 1-20.
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Saito, L. T.
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"The Sedimentation of Political Inequality: Charter Revision and Redistricting in New York City's Chinatown, 1989-1991. UCLA Asian Pacific American Law Journal.
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Saito, L. T.
(1993).
Asian Americans and Latinos in San Gabriel Valley, California: Ethnic Political Cooperation and Redistricting 1990-91. Amerasia Journal.
Vol. 19, pp. 55-68.
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Honors and Awards |
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Oliver Cromwell Cox Book Award from the American Sociological Association Section on Racial and Ethnic Minorities for The Politics of Exclusion, 2009-2010
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USC Mellon Mentoring Award for mentoring undergraduate students, 2009-2010
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American Sociological Association Section on Asia and Asian America Book Award for Race and Politics, 2000
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Service to the University |
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Administrative Appointments |
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Director of Graduate Studies, Sociology Department, 2011-2012
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Director of Undergraduate Studies, American Studies & Ethnicity Department., 2010-2011
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Service to the Profession |
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Media, Alumni, and Community Relations |
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Advisory Committee member, Demographic Research Unit, Asian Pacific American Legal Center of Southern California, 2008-2009
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National Advisory Council member, National Fair Housing Alliance, Washington, D.C., 2007-2008
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