Not Fit to Stay : Public Health Panics and South Asian Exclusion

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  • Author: Wallace, Sarah Isabel
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    In the early 1900s, panic over the arrival of South Asian immigrants swept up and down the west coast of North America. While racism and fear of labour competition were at the heart of this furor, Not Fit to Stay reveals that public leaders – including physicians, union leaders, civil servants, journalists, and politicians – latched on to unsubstantiated public health concerns to justify the exclusion of South Asians from Canada and the United States.

    Genre: Canadian nonfiction, Social science
    Original Publisher: [S.l.] , UBC Press
    Language(s): English

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In the early 1900s, panic over the arrival of South Asian immigrants swept up and down the west coast of North America. While racism and fear of labour competition were at the heart of this furor, Not Fit to Stay reveals that public leaders – including physicians, union leaders, civil servants, journalists, and politicians – latched on to unsubstantiated public health concerns to justify the exclusion of South Asians from Canada and the United States.

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Canadian nonfiction
Social science
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[S.l.]

UBC Press

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