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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 comic employs the Yellow Peril trope, describing the character as hating the White man and depicting…
The Chinese Paul Fry
The illustration is from Punch Magazine, a British magazine from the 1900s.
Caption:
Chinese Labourer. "I hope I don't intrude?"
British Colonist. "Yes, you do. Get out!"
Caption:
Chinese Labourer. "I hope I don't intrude?"
British Colonist. "Yes, you do. Get out!"
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."
MOTT-STREET CHINAMEN ANGRY.; THEY DENY THAT THEY EAT RATS--CHUNG KEE, THREATENS A SLANDER SUIT.
Rat eating is a common stereotype imposed on the Chinese and their diet. Such a stereotype was employed in the NY Times in reference to Mott Street, one of Chinatown's most popular restaurant hotspots.