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

Author/creator Molina, Natalia
Format Electronic
Publication InfoBerkeley : University of California Press,
Descriptionxiv, 279 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.
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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.

SeriesAmerican crossroads ; 20
Contents Interlopers in the land of sunshine : Chinese disease carriers, launderers, and vegetable peddlers -- Caught between discourses of disease, health, and nation : public health attitudes toward Japanese and Mexican laborers in progressive-era Los Angeles -- Institutionalizing public health in ethnic Los Angeles in the 1920s -- "We can no longer ignore the problem of the Mexican" : depression-era public health policies in Los Angeles -- The fight for "health, morality, and decent living standards" : Mexican Americans and the struggle for public housing in 1930s Los Angeles -- Epilogue : genealogies of racial discourses and practices.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 255-272) and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2005016385
ISBN0520246489 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0520246497 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN9780520246492