Examples Of Deviance Of Chinese Men

Naomi Lao
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Week 1: Deviance of Chinese Men
The perceived deviance of Chinese men played an important role in the process of racialization. Their deviant masculinity, bachelor societies, and religious deviance became sources of antagonism against the Chinese laborers.
The deviant masculinity of Chinese men was used to oppress them and maintain the racial hierarchy. Gendered form of work such as laundry, cooking, and sewing that is often accredited to women was done by Chinese men. While the men were seen as deviant for taking up feminine roles, it allowed the Chinese men to fill an economic niche because there were no Chinese women to do the labor. Furthermore, Chinese men were also perceived as feminine because they

It portrayed the Chinese as morally inferior however these were the circumstances created by American society. Chinese laborers worked in harsh conditions and lived in the worst parts of town and so leisure activities were forms of escapism for them. In lecture 1B, a political cartoon depicted that while a European man surrounded by his family couldn’t live on a small wage, the Chinese men in cramped quarters smoking and surrounded by vermin could. The men didn’t have a choice in where they lived because Chinese communities and ethnic enclaves were racially segregated and enforced. Furthermore, the ban on women created these bachelor societies to prevent the Chinese from settling in the U.S. These conditions created by a culture of xenophobia and sinophobia were deadly physically and emotionally for the Chinese laborers who could only rely on these forms of leisure to

intervention in the Vietnam war greatly intensified and prolonged what was only a civil war for its citizens. The main reason the U.S. intervened in the war was because of Cold War tensions and their belief in the domino theory. However, because of the increasing pressure for the U.S. to pull out of the war, the U.S. eventually withdrew its support and soldiers in 1973. Without thier support, Saigon fell to the North in 1975, and many who had served with their army and U.S. allies were desperate to escape in fear of being persecuted. During the first wave of immigrants following the end of the war, America had a lot more resources to provide. The U.S. also spread pro-refugee propaganda sharing imagery of “saving” the Vietnamese. The “operation babylift ” image in lecture 4A, portrays a “rescue” narrative, however, this propaganda was made to cover up the severe refugee situation America had created in Vietnam. This narrative comes in contrast to how the U.S. interfered with the war based on ideology and invested money, weapons, and the lives of many Americans which led created a lot of instability within the country. The war had a severe impact on the people of Vietnam with many civilian deaths, the destruction of livelihoods, and even having children, women, and the elderly fight. Furthermore, as more Vietnamese sought asylum in the U.S., Americans experienced “compassion fatigue” and provided fewer resources for these