Enclaves sanitarios: higiene, epidemias y salud en el Barrio chino de Lima, 1880-1910

Patricia Palma; José Ragas

doi:10.15446/achsc.v45n1.67555

Enclaves sanitarios: higiene, epidemias y salud en el Barrio chino de Lima, 1880-1910

Translated title of the contribution: Sanitary enclaves: Hygiene, epidemics, and health in Lima's Chinatown, 1880-1910

Patricia Palma
, José Ragas

University of California at Davis
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

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Lima's Chinatown, the oldest in Latin America, was affected by a series of conflicts and stereotypes determined by race and public health at the turn of the century. An alliance between doctors and political authorities transformed this quarter into a place that jeopardized both public health and the modernization project, although a significant group of Limeños -especially the lower classes of the city-, found in Chinese doctors and their treatments a viable and affordable medical alternative. The article examines the Chinatown as a sanitary enclave in order to provide a different view of the relation among authorities, immigrant doctors, and patients, based on sources such as songs, caricatures, and travelers' descriptions.

Translated title of the contribution	Sanitary enclaves: Hygiene, epidemics, and health in Lima's Chinatown, 1880-1910
Original language	Spanish
Pages (from-to)	159-190
Number of pages	32
Journal	Anuario Colombiano de Historia Social y de la Cultura
Volume	45
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.15446/achsc.v45n1.67555
State	Published - 1 Jan 2018
Externally published	Yes

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