The interior of a Chinese pharmacy in Los Angeles, 1907

The Lure of Chinese Medicine – JSTOR Daily

When a wave of Chinese immigrants arrived in the western United States in the mid-19th century, among them were not only miners and would-be railroad workers, but also trained medical professionals. Many of these professionals have established practices to serve their own communities, as well as white patients in their new hometowns. As historian Tamara …

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