Racism in Epidemics: Infectious Diseases in San Francisco
Severe epidemics spread in San Francisco during the 19th and early 20th centuries. In this text, we examine how false and racist ideas about Chinese immigrants spread with the diseases and impacted the health of the city’s Chinese community.
Topics
- health equity
- public health
- medical discrimination
- equity
- racism
- inclusion
- diversity
- belonging
- RDEISE
- epidemic
- San Francisco
- immigration
- Chinatown
- Chinese Six Companies
- Tung Wah Dispensary
- gold rush