Based on these images, how are Chinese Americans depicted? Were Asian Americans welcome in the United States? Were they respected? How were Asian Americans treated by European Americans in the 19th century? What ideas go through your head as you look at these depictions of 19th century and early 20th century Asian American immigrants?
What was the basis for the Chinese Exclusion Act? Why were Chinese immigrants not allowed in the United States for almost 100 years? When were Chinese immigrants allowed to emigrate freely into the US?
What issues were associated with Chinese Americans? Were Chinese Americans treated like The Other? as a Perpetual Foreigner even after generations of Chinese being born in the United States? Why is the gateway to liberty door closed to Asian Americans?
Why are they pulling on the Chinese Americans braid? What did the braid symbolize in American culture? in Chinese culture? What racist stereotypes do you see depicted in these pictures? Were Asian Americans seen as people? or subhuman? How do these stereotypes persist today during the age of COVID19?
Were Asians paid the same as non-Asians based on this picture below? Were Asian railroad workers treated the same as Non-Asian railroad workers? Who do you think did the most dangerous work of blowing up mountains in the building of the Intercontinental railroad? the Irish workers? or the Chinese workers?
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