PugJesus@lemmy.worldM to HistoryPorn@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months 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-square9fedilinkarrow-up1308arrow-down13
arrow-up1305arrow-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 · 2 months agomessage-square9fedilink
minus-squareFurball@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down1·2 months agoWas it a common practice for Chinese Americans to bring Chinese flags with them?
minus-squarePugJesus@lemmy.worldOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up24·edit-22 months 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.