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John Chinaman was a stock caricature of a Chinese laborer seen in cartoons of the 19th century. Also referenced by Mark Twain and popular American songs of the period, John Chinaman represented, in western society, a typical persona of China. He was typically depicted with a long queue and wearing an Asian conical hat.
History
John Chinaman minstrel songs from the 1850s presented Chinese men as effeminate and unmanly. Such songs frequently revolved around John Chinaman's failed pursuit of white women.
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External links
- Mark Twain on "John Chinaman"