Contagious Divides: Epidemics and Race in San Francisco's Chinatown (American Crossroads)
by Nayan Shah
Contagious Divides explores the history of epidemics and race in San Francisco’s Chinatown. Nayan Shah examines how public health concerns became intertwined with racial divisions, offering a focused study of disease, community, and American urban history.
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Contagious Divides examines the relationship between epidemics and race in San Francisco’s Chinatown.
Focusing on the history of an American urban community, the book considers how disease and public health became connected to racial divisions.
Nayan Shah’s study places Chinatown within the broader context of American history and the social consequences of epidemic outbreaks.
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