Charu Raman

In 1937, there was a technology divide for students without a radio at home. In 2020, lack of computers and high-speed internet has educators worried many students are falling behind. Los Angeles schools report that many students have simply dropped off the radar. News reports from 1937 show parents complained that radio lessons were too […]

Scapegoating was apparent in 1900 during an outbreak of bubonic plague in San Francisco. The disease was carried throughout the city by rats. But officials quarantined only the residents of Chinatown, who were unfairly blamed for starting the outbreak. The quarantine was lifted after a court ruled that it had been imposed with an “evil […]