Chinese Massacre at Los Angeles in 1871

Dorland, C.

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“…In Los Angeles, 18 Chinese immigrants were systematically killed, one of the largest incidents of mass lynching in United States history (Dorland 1894).…”

Section: Japanese Immigrants Were Physically Attacked After the Releamentioning

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“…Chinese immigrants were stigmatized and violently persecuted as a result of this stigmatization, consistent with Allport (1954), Kusow (2004), and Yang and colleagues (Yang et al 2007). An incident in Los Angeles involved the lynching of 18 Chinese immigrants remains the worst mass lynching in U.S. history (Dorland 1894). However, the lynch mob was never punished because a California Supreme Court judge ruled that Chinese witnesses could not testify against white people on the legal basis that Chinese were an inferior race with insufficient intelligence (People v. Hall 1854).…”

Section: Anti-chinese Prejudicementioning

confidence: 99%

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The Role of Language in Anti-Immigrant Prejudice: What Can We Learn from Immigrants’ Historical Experiences?

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López

2019

Social Sciences

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Prejudice remains an unpleasant experience in immigrants’ everyday lives, especially for those of stigmatized groups. In the recurring struggle of various immigrant groups, historical and contemporary events reveal the important role of language in the creation, transmission, and perpetuation of anti-immigrant prejudice. Living in an anti-immigrant climate, immigrants are frequently exposed to stigmatizing language in both political and social discourse. This may be a more significant and frequent experience for immigrants since the beginning of the 2016 United States presidential election. Although it has long been understood that language is inextricably linked with prejudice, the investigation of the role of language in creating, transmitting, and perpetuating anti-immigrant prejudice remains undeveloped in social work research. This paper provides a theoretical explanation of anti-immigrant sentiment by discussing how stigmatization has allowed for immigrants to be subjected to various forms of prejudice throughout history. Building upon prior theoretical concepts of stigma, this paper argues that being an immigrant is a stigma. This paper reviews historical and contemporary cases of prejudice against immigrants to provide evidence for how stigmatizing language transmits and perpetuates anti-immigrant prejudice in the United States and building upon prior stigma theories, defines one’s status of an immigrant to be form of stigma itself. The paper concludes with a call for appreciable attention to the role of language in anti-immigrant prejudice and the need for social workers to advocate for immigrants within higher education and in our communities to reduce such stigma though social work practice, education and research.

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“…In Los Angeles, 18 Chinese immigrants were systematically killed, one of the largest incidents of mass lynching in United States history (Dorland 1894).…”

Section: Japanese Immigrants Were Physically Attacked After the Releamentioning

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Section: Anti-chinese Prejudicementioning

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The Role of Language in Anti-Immigrant Prejudice: What Can We Learn from Immigrants’ Historical Experiences?

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López

2019

Social Sciences

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“…They were violently dragged out and turned over to the infuriated mob. 7 Dorland referred to it as "a recital of one of the most bloody and barbarous tragedies in the annals of this state." 8 In 1870, Los Angeles had a total population of just under 6,000, one hundred and seventy-two of whom were Chinese.…”

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The 1871 Anti-Chinese massacre in Los Angeles, and Anti-Asian American antipathies during the COVID-19 pandemic

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Wall

2022

Health Emergency and Disaster Nursing

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Aim: This paper examines the 1871 massacre against the Chinese people in Los Angeles, leading us to reconsider that massacre and relate it to the numerous hate crimes committed against Asian Americans today. Methods: The methods used were historical research and analysis of the social, cultural, and political contexts of the Asian Massacre in the 1870s, 1880s, and 1890s. Results: Overall, the 1871 Anti-Chinese Massacre was a devastating event that resulted in multiple deaths. It provides a useful lens for comparing current acts of racism against Asians since the COVID-19 pandemic began. Conclusions:The United States has a long history of racist ideologies that have pushed social and political agendas to maintain power. From the grand jury's failure to punish the murderers involved in the 1871 Chinese Massacre to political leaders posting racist tweets on social media in 2020, it is important to remember that hatred will always seek a public platform from which to spread. Nurses and in key positions to keep this from happening.

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“…Even when Asian Americans have been allowed to participate in mainstream society, racial forces have ensured that they are not fully accepted and engaged in it. One salient example of such forces is the way in which the growing influence of Chinese immigrants in the 1860s led to the Chinese Massacre of 1871, during which local Chinese American businesses were ransacked and 19 Chinese American men and boys—many who were innocent—were lynched in Los Angeles, California (Dorland, ). The absence of this example from mainstream U.S. history books reflects another form of exclusion that characterizes the Asian American experience—exclusion from our nation's mainstream historical narratives.…”

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