Fit to Be Citizens? by Natalia Molina
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, diminish, discipline, and define racial groups.
"Fit to Be Citizens is tightly organized, crisply and clearly argued, and beautifully written throughoutMolina paints a vivid portrait of an understudied dimension of southern California social history." - David G. Gutierrez, author of Walls and Mirrors: Mexican Americans, Mexican Immigrants, and the Politics of Ethnicity "This riveting study crosses boundaries of both discipline and nationality to marvelous effect." - David Roediger, author of Working Toward Whiteness"
Natalia Molina is Assistant Professor of Ethnic Studies and Urban Studies at the University of California, San Diego.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780520246492 |
| ISBN 10 | 0520246497 |
| Title | Fit to Be Citizens? |
| Author | Natalia Molina |
| Series | American Crossroads |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | University of California Press |
| Year published | 2006-03-13 |
| Number of pages | 293 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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