PugJesus@lemmy.worldM to HistoryPorn@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoRuth Lee, a Chinese-American woman, flying the flag of China while at the beach to avoid being mistaken for Japanese, Miami, USA, WW2, December 15, 1941lemmy.worldimagemessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up1297arrow-down13
arrow-up1294arrow-down1imageRuth Lee, a Chinese-American woman, flying the flag of China while at the beach to avoid being mistaken for Japanese, Miami, USA, WW2, December 15, 1941lemmy.worldPugJesus@lemmy.worldM to HistoryPorn@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square16fedilink
minus-squareFurball@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down1·3 days agoWas it a common practice for Chinese Americans to bring Chinese flags with them?
minus-squarePugJesus@lemmy.worldOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23·edit-23 days agoProbably not flags usually, but there was a great deal of effort made by Chinese-Americans to distinguish themselves as “Not-Japanese” to the white majority of the US during WW2 to avoid getting racism-by-proxy.
Was it a common practice for Chinese Americans to bring Chinese flags with them?
Probably not flags usually, but there was a great deal of effort made by Chinese-Americans to distinguish themselves as “Not-Japanese” to the white majority of the US during WW2 to avoid getting racism-by-proxy.