ASIANAM 50 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Asian Americans, Qing Dynasty, Racialization
27 Jun 2016
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Class background was interested because he was upper class: had a certain orientation on the community. When he migrated to s. f. it was a west coast metropolis. S. f grew so much in strength because it was a place you would depart to other parts of the world like hawaii. U. s west is rapidly becoming build up and transcontinental railway was built. What were the relations of power that shaped him to take pictures of chinatown. Would often take pictures in special times like holidays. Tall (6"2 ) with bushy eyebrows and a wild mane of hair . Conveys chinese immigrants as not possessing of new technology. Alternate explanation: keen sense of survival in anti-chinese atmosphere. Chinese life was cheaper and always risked violence. A lot of the shots he took were exterior. Took a lot of pictures of children usually when they are in new year"s outfit. Not a lot of children: genthe"s relationship with chinatown residents.
