Two History of Stereotypes
1.For the last time, no, I am not going to eat your dog
By: Louise Hung (google scholar)
“If you live in the western world and you identify as a Chinese person, or a person of Chinese descent, there’s no doubt that at some point in your life someone will ask you about your appetite for dogs. Or cats. But mostly dogs.”
2. Rereading Chinese head tax racism: redress, stereotype, and antiracist critical practice
By: Lily Cho
https://search.proquest.com/openview/bbbaa0cddc2742d5ad58a5f8e1ffabcd/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=32282
“In 1885, 1900, and 1903, the Canadian government instituted a series of head taxes on Chinese immigrants. Beginning at fifty dollars per immigrant, the tax eventually rose to five hundred dollars in 1903. Although current activist and academic discussions understand the head tax as a measure that sought to limit the entry of Chinese immigrants, the contradictions between the stated intention of the Chinese Immigration Act and its effects suggest that the Canadian government rationalized its desire for cheap labour through the rhetoric of liberal enlightenment. According to the governments of the time, the head tax was as much about the inclusion as it was about the exclusion of Chinese labour.”
Artists/ Artistic movement
1.Artist Ng examines Chinese culture with firsthand perspective at Lederer Gallery (Google Search)
By: Julia Chong
https://www.thelamron.com/posts/2017/11/2/artist-ng-examines-chinese-culture-with-firsthand-perspective-at-lederer-gallery
“The thing about the [American] perception on the Chinese is that everyone thinks they know the Chinese,” Ng said. “We all have our preconceived stereotype of the Chinese. But, China is a big country. We’re just human, we’re just people; yet at the same time, we have different identities.”
2.Learn all About the Designer Zhijun Wang’s Sneaker Masks (Google search)
by Graeme Campbell
https://www.highsnobiety.com/2017/08/23/zhijun-wang-sneaker-masks/
“Anyone who’s visited Beijing, or “Big Dusty” as it’s sometimes known, will testify that some kind of air filter is essential (fall and winter are particularly brutal because of the excessive use of coal). Before turning his attention to masks, Zhijun honed his craft by working closely with the likes of Nike, New Balance and ASICS on various sneaker projects”
