MOTT-STREET CHINAMEN ANGRY.; THEY DENY THAT THEY EAT RATS--CHUNG KEE, THREATENS A SLANDER SUIT.

Dublin Core

Title

MOTT-STREET CHINAMEN ANGRY.; THEY DENY THAT THEY EAT RATS--CHUNG KEE, THREATENS A SLANDER SUIT.

Description

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.

Creator

NY Times

Source

https://www.nytimes.com/1883/08/01/archives/mottstreet-chinamen-angry-they-deny-that-they-eat-ratschung-kee.html

Date

August 1, 1883

Rights

NY Times

Language

English

Files

NY Times.png

Collection

Citation

NY Times, “MOTT-STREET CHINAMEN ANGRY.; THEY DENY THAT THEY EAT RATS--CHUNG KEE, THREATENS A SLANDER SUIT.,” Bulls in a China Shop, accessed May 3, 2024, https://bullsinachinashop.omeka.net/items/show/19.

Geolocation