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Plain Language from Truthful James
"Plain Language from Truthful James" is a narrative poem by American writer Bret Harte. It was originally published in September 1870 in the Overland…
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The Chinese Question
In June 1870, the New York Tribune published a letter to the editor by John Swinton, an abolitionist turned pro-labor advocate, that raised concerns…
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The Green Mask
The Green Mask, a Fox Feature Syndicate, is a comic book from the 1940s. The Green Mask #6 features the character Chen Chang, a Chinese villain. The…
The Chinese Paul Fry
The illustration is from Punch Magazine, a British magazine from the 1900s.
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Chinese Labourer. "I hope I don't intrude?"
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Hobson's Choice - You Can Go or Stay
The cover illustration of Puck shows a man wearing a hat labeled "Oregon" giving Chinese men a "Hobson's choice."