CLUSTER 20B Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Mao Zedong, Model Minority, Yellow Peril
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Labels-- foreigners, unassimilable, heathens, etc -- justified things like the chinese exclusion act. How and why did the stereotype of the "yellow peril" give away to the. After the victory of mao zedong, the us spread the warning of perils in relation to communism. Sensitive to charges of racism that could tarnish us claims. Turned a former enemy into a western democracy. Stem the spread of communism to other places. Most asians who arrived at the time came as nonquota immigrants. 1940 1700 in continential us; 6850 in hawaii. 1946 1500 in us almost 6500 arrived by 1965. 1940-60 pop. grew from 77,000 to 200,000 in cont. Attracted the most interest in the american public. Their presence fostered the growth of asian american communities. Faced many challenges in adapting to american live. Henry and bertha holt facilitate arrival of first transracial adoptees in us from korea. Chinese americans: anti-communist fears and ins targeting of chinese confession program.
