ASIA AM 10W Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Editorial Cartoon, Punti, Central Pacific Railroad
10 Apr 2018
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Asia am 10w lecture 3 - chinese (im)migration. Asian migration is shaped by expansions in capitalism, imperialism, and colonialism: demands for cheap labor after ban on slavery. Perceptions shaped by merchant, military, and missionary expeditions: political cartoon shows a depiction of what people in the us thought of those in the. )- gives a social construction of what they should be like: these are the depictions that people come in with, asia as a mysterious, exotic, barbaric place. After ca, us looked across pacific to extend imperial influence: setting the backdrop for why the us feels it has the right to imperialize and exert its influence. First asian group to migrate to us in significant numbers: chinese migration didn"t happen in a vacuum-- it fits in with a broader history. Part of a larger diasporic movement: diaspora- dispersion from homeland. Linked to long history of migration into southeast asia (sea) since 14th century.
