Tuberculosis and the Politics of Exclusion A History of Public Health and Migration to Los Angeles
Though notorious for its polluted air today, the city of Los Angeles once touted itself as a health resort. After the arrival of the transcontinental railroad in 1876, publicists launched a campaign to portray the city as the promised land, circulating countless stories of miraculous cures for the s...
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2007
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| Abstract | Though notorious for its polluted air today, the city of Los Angeles once touted itself as a health resort. After the arrival of the transcontinental railroad in 1876, publicists launched a campaign to portray the city as the promised land, circulating countless stories of miraculous cures for the sick and debilitated. As more and more migrants poured in, however, a gap emerged between the city's glittering image and its dark reality.
Emily K. Abel shows how the association of the disease with "tramps" during the 1880s and 1890s and Dust Bowl refugees during the 1930s provoked exclusionary measures against both groups. In addition, public health officials sought not only to restrict the entry of Mexicans (the majority of immigrants) during the 1920s but also to expel them during the 1930s.
Abel's revealing account provides a critical lens through which to view both the contemporary debate about immigration and the U.S. response to the emergent global tuberculosis epidemic. |
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| AbstractList | Though notorious for its polluted air today, the city of Los Angeles once touted itself as a health resort. After the arrival of the transcontinental railroad in 1876, publicists launched a campaign to portray the city as the promised land, circulating countless stories of miraculous cures for the sick and debilitated. As more and more migrants poured in, however, a gap emerged between the city’s glittering image and its dark reality.
            Emily K. Abel shows how the association of the disease with “tramps” during the 1880s and 1890s and Dust Bowl refugees during the 1930s provoked exclusionary measures against both groups. In addition, public health officials sought not only to restrict the entry of Mexicans (the majority of immigrants) during the 1920s but also to expel them during the 1930s. 
            Abel’s revealing account provides a critical lens through which to view both the contemporary debate about immigration and the U.S. response to the emergent global tuberculosis epidemic. Though notorious for its polluted air today, the city of Los Angeles once touted itself as a health resort. After the arrival of the transcontinental railroad in 1876, publicists launched a campaign to portray the city as the promised land, circulating countless stories of miraculous cures for the sick and debilitated. As more and more migrants poured in, however, a gap emerged between the city's glittering image and its dark reality. Emily K. Abel shows how the association of the disease with "tramps" during the 1880s and 1890s and Dust Bowl refugees during the 1930s provoked exclusionary measures against both groups. In addition, public health officials sought not only to restrict the entry of Mexicans (the majority of immigrants) during the 1920s but also to expel them during the 1930s. Abel's revealing account provides a critical lens through which to view both the contemporary debate about immigration and the U.S. response to the emergent global tuberculosis epidemic. Though notorious for its polluted air today, the city of Los Angeles once touted itself as a health resort. After the arrival of the transcontinental railroad in 1876, publicists launched a campaign to portray the city as the promised land, circulating countless stories of miraculous cures for the sick and debilitated. As more and more migrants poured in, however, a gap emerged between the city's glittering image and its dark reality. In Tuberculosis and the Politics of Exclusion, Emily K. Abel shows how the association of the disease with "tramps" during the 1880s and 1890s and Dust Bowl refugees during the 1930s provoked exclusionary measures against both groups. In addition, public health officials sought not only to restrict the entry of Mexicans (the majority of immigrants) during the 1920s but also to expel them during the 1930s. Abel's revealing account provides a critical lens through which to view both the contemporary debate about immigration and the U.S. response to the emergent global tuberculosis epidemic. Summary reprinted by permission of Rutgers University Press Though notorious for its polluted air today, the city of Los Angeles once touted itself as a health resort. After the arrival of the transcontinental railroad in 1876, publicists launched a campaign to portray the city as the promised land, circulating countless stories of miraculous cures for the sick and debilitated. As more and more migrants poured in, however, a gap emerged between the city's glittering image and its dark reality. Emily K. Abel shows how the association of the disease with "tramps" during the 1880s and 1890s and Dust Bowl refugees during the 1930s provoked exclusionary measures against both groups. In addition, public health officials sought not only to restrict the entry of Mexicans (the majority of immigrants) during the 1920s but also to expel them during the 1930s. Abel's revealing account provides a critical lens through which to view both the contemporary debate about immigration and the U.S. response to the emergent global tuberculosis epidemic. No detailed description available for "Tuberculosis and the Politics of Exclusion". |
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| Keywords | transcontinental railroad disease tuberculosis Mexicans public health policies global tuberculosis epidemic social history public health officials exclusionary measures health resort migration immigration debate Los Angeles Dust Bowl refugees publicists |
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| Subtitle | A History of Public Health and Migration to Los Angeles |
| TableOfContents | Front Matter
Table of Contents
Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1: Pestilence in the Promised Land
Chapter 2: Strategies of Exclusion
Chapter 3: Creating a Tuberculosis Program
Chapter 4: “Outsiders”
Chapter 5: Slashing Services in the Great Depression
Chapter 6: Expelling Mexicans and Filipinos
Chapter 7: “Agitation over the Migrant Issue”
Chapter 8: Fighting TB in Black Los Angeles
Epilogue
Notes
Index
About the Author Contents Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1: Pestilence in the Promised Land Chapter 2: Strategies of Exclusion Chapter 3: Creating a Tuberculosis Program Chapter 4: “Outsiders” Chapter 5: Slashing Services in the Great Depression Chapter 6: Expelling Mexicans and Filipinos Chapter 7: “Agitation over the Migrant Issue” Chapter 8: Fighting TB in Black Los Angeles Epilogue Notes Index About the Author Title Page, Copyright Cover Intro -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: Pestilence in the Promised Land -- Chapter 2: Strategies of Exclusion -- Chapter 3: Creating a Tuberculosis Program -- Chapter 4: "Outsiders" -- Chapter 5: Slashing Services in the Great Depression -- Chapter 6: Expelling Mexicans and Filipinos -- Chapter 7: "Agitation over the Migrant Issue" -- Chapter 8: Fighting TB in Black Los Angeles -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Index -- About the Author Acknowledgments -- Index -- Contents -- Chapter 4. “Outsiders” -- About the Author Epilogue -- Illustrations -- Chapter 8. Fighting TB in Black Los Angeles -- Chapter 5. Slashing Services in the Great Depression -- Chapter 6. Expelling Mexicans and Filipinos -- Chapter 3. Creating a Tuberculosis Program -- Chapter 7. “Agitation over the Migrant Issue” -- Chapter 1. Pestilence in the Promised Land -- Frontmatter -- Chapter 2. Strategies of Exclusion -- Notes -- Introduction -- |
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