Fit to be Citizens?

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Fit to be Citizens? is written by Natalia Molina and published by Univ of California Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0520246489 (ISBN 10) and 9780520246485 (ISBN 13).

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.