"In the 1960s the efforts of [the Burakumin] and its supporters led to a 40-year national program of economic aid and educational programs designed to move these people out of poverty and increase life options. These programs, recently terminated, have left the Burakumin and other marginalized groups uncertain of their future. Based on ten years of ethnographic inquiry, [this] book explores the views of educators and activists caught in this period of transition ..." (Quoted from product description)