3. Institutionalizing Public Health In Ethnic Los Angeles In The 1920S

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. List Of Illustrations ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. Introduction 1
6. 1. Interlopers In The Land Of Sunshine: Chinese Disease Carriers, Launderers, And Vegetable Peddlers 15
7. 2. Caught Between Discourses Of Disease, Health, And Nation: Public Health Attitudes Toward Japanese And Mexican Laborers In Progressive-Era Los Angeles 46
8. 3. Institutionalizing Public Health In Ethnic Los Angeles In The 1920S 75
9. 4. “We Can No Longer Ignore The Problem Of The Mexican”: Depression-Era Public Health Policies In Los Angeles 116
10. 5. The Fight For “Health, Morality, And Decent Living Standards”: Mexican Americans And The Struggle For Public Housing In 1930S Los Angeles 158
11. Epilogue: Genealogies Of Racial Discourses And Practices 179
12. Notes 189
13. Bibliography 255
14. Index 273