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Eugenics as we know it emerged directly from San Diego’s Theosophist compound, Lomaland (known today as the site of Point Loma Nazarene) https://twitter.com/markyzaguirre/status/1107324390717485056
For the skeptics, some historical background: http://www.sandiegohistory.org/journal/1974/july/reminiscences-lomaland-madame-tingley-theosphical-institute-san-diego/
Info on Madame Blavatsky and her theory of "root races": https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/eugenics-ucl-toby-young-conference-how-it-became-mainstream-a8154316.html
Her connection to San Diego via Katharine Tingley: https://www.sandiegoreader.com/news/2014/apr/02/unforgettable-many-trials-madame-tingley-part-one/
F.O. Popenoe advised Lomaland on its avocado production, as they were working on developing shippable varieties http://www.avocadosource.com/CAS_Yearbooks/CAS_12_1927/CAS%201927_PG_41-48.pdf
Here's his son Paul: https://forgottennewsmakers.com/2010/10/27/paul-popenoe-1888-1979-first-marriage-counselor-and-eugenicist/
He wrote a highly influential book: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/19560/19560-h/19560-h.htm
VERY influential http://historynewsnetwork.org/article/1796
More about Lomaland: http://www.sandiegohistory.org/collection/photographs/lomaland/
But hey, at least San Diego got Balboa Park out of the deal http://www.sdfloral.org/founder.htm
Pasadena doesn't get let off the hook, either http://psychology.wikia.com/wiki/Human_Betterment_Foundation
It is important that we see all of this for what it truly is and do not shy away from the reality. The eugenics movement and the border discussions go together like PB&J to people who believe in "root races" and "racial hygiene" and we would all do well to remember that
