Fit to be citizens? : public health and race in Los Angeles, 1879-1939 /

Fit to be citizens? : public health and race in Los Angeles, 1879-1939 /

Shows how science and public health shaped the meaning of race in the early twentieth century. Examining the experiences of Mexican, Japanese, and Chinese immigrants in Los Angeles, this book illustrates the ways health officials used complexly constructed concerns about public health to demean, dim...

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Main Author: Molina, Natalia
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2006.
Series:American crossroads ; 20.
Subjects:
Immigrants > Health and hygiene > California > Los Angeles > History.
Asian Americans > Health and hygiene > California > Los Angeles > History.
Mexican Americans > Health and hygiene > California > Los Angeles > History.
Public health > California > Los Angeles > History.
Los Angeles (Calif.) > Race relations > History.
Electronic books.
History.
Online Access:Available via EBSCO eBook Collection
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