PugJesus@lemmy.worldM to HistoryPorn@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 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-square15fedilinkarrow-up1311
arrow-up1311imageRuth 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 · 4 months agomessage-square15fedilink
minus-squareFurball@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·4 months agoWas it a common practice for Chinese Americans to bring Chinese flags with them?
minus-squarePugJesus@lemmy.worldOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up25·edit-24 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.