The Jewish Messenger in America’s Chinese Exclusion Debates, 1869–1902
In the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, both the Jews and the Chinese faced virulent racist prejudices in the United States. To prove their Americanness and win recognition, many Jews chose to side with mainstream Americans and support Chinese exclusion. But The Jewish Messenger, a New Y...
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| Type de support: | Électronique Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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Brill
2022
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European journal of jewish studies
Année: 2022, Volume: 16, Numéro: 2, Pages: 234-260 |
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The Jewish messenger
/ USA
/ Juifs
/ Chinois
/ Solidarité
/ Sinophobie
/ Immigration
/ Débat
/ Histoire 1869-1902
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| RelBib Classification: | BH Judaïsme KBQ Amérique du Nord TJ Époque moderne ZB Sociologie ZC Politique en général ZG Sociologie des médias; médias numériques; Sciences de l'information et de la communication |
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| Résumé: | In the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, both the Jews and the Chinese faced virulent racist prejudices in the United States. To prove their Americanness and win recognition, many Jews chose to side with mainstream Americans and support Chinese exclusion. But The Jewish Messenger, a New York-based Jewish newspaper, trod a different path. It confronted Chinese exclusion head-on, portraying it as a menace to American honor. In its view, support for the Chinese would equal defending the country that both Jewish and non-Jewish exclusionists claimed was under fatal threat from Chinese immigrants. In this way, the periodical illuminated a path that Jews could walk to prove their Americanness without sacrificing their sense of righteousness. |
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| ISSN: | 1872-471X |
| Contient: | Enthalten in: European journal of jewish studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/1872471X-bja10041 |