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A 4 page paper which examines the economic impact of the Black Plague on San Francisco and Honolulu. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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plague caused in killing a huge portion of the population. But, there was also a Black Plague break out in San Francisco as well as in Honolulu at around the
turn of the 20th century. The following paper examines the economic problems associated with the outbreaks in San Francisco and Honolulu. The Black Plague: San Francisco and Honolulu
In San Francisco and Chinatown in Honolulu the conditions con concerning the Black Plague were incredibly dire in many respects. And, as would be expected, the economy was very deeply
connected to such a problem, just as it was to Europe and the economic devastation that occurred there with the Black Plague. However, the community of San Francisco and the
community of Honolulu were a bit more advanced as their breakout occurred at the end of the 19th century when more knowledge was known concerning the plague. In the
chase of Chinatown, in Honolulu, one author notes how "Economic disparities inside Chinatown were extreme. At the top were a handful of powerful merchants, manufacturers, and investment managers who wielded
a tremendous influence in the community, though not all of them actually lived there.....they were powerless under the present circumstances to stop the emergency plague quarantine" (Mohr, 2004; 59). The
point is that even though Chinatown was seen as a horrible place, filthy and not needed or desired by many people in Honolulu, the truth was that the economic power
of Chinatown could not be denied or ignored. Another author notes the following in these regards: "Despite the filthy squalor of living conditions, and the disdain with which Chinatown was
viewed by the rest of Honolulu, it was an economic engine, pumping money into the pockets of landowners like Bishop Estate. At a time when a plantation worker made about
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