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Dr. Joseph Kinyoun

Dr. Joseph Kinyoun was a leader in the diagnosis and prevention of infectious diseases.

The War on Rats

The war against rats helped end the bubonic plague outbreak in San Francisco.

Chapter 1 | Plague at the Golden Gate

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The Chinese Six Companies

On May 28, 1900, San Francisco policemen formed a perimeter around Chinatown.

Ng Poon Chew

Ng Poon Chew was a writer, a publisher and an advocate for Chinese American civil rights.

San Francisco’s Bubonic Plague Cover-up

Word spreads of a bubonic plague outbreak in San Francisco’s Chinatown.

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Plague at the Golden Gate (Chinese)

一起來了解1900 年舊金山爆發的淋巴腺鼠疫如何引起恐懼和反亞裔情緒。

Plague at the Golden gate (español)

Descubra cómo la peste bubónica desató miedo y sentir antiasiático en San Francisco.

Part 1 |Taken Hostage | American Experience

The Iran hostage crisis through the stories of those whose ordeal riveted the world.

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