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In this comic, almost every mention of a Japanese patrol officer is referred to as Jap, desensitizing the reader to the slur. In this panel, the American spy punches a Japanese officer claiming "Take a nap, Jap!" In this issue, the panel is preceded…

This booklet was published by the Remember Pearl Harbor League who were outraged that Japanese-Americans were being released from Internment Camps. The booklet characterizes all Japanese-Americans as “alien enemies” and calls for their deportation.…

In this John Hughes film, Long Duk Dong doesn’t speak a single word of English and serves as the comic relief. His name, an obvious innuendo, feeds into his characterization as a sex-crazed exchange student. All though it’s hard to assess whether…

In this homonymous adaptation of Truman Capote’s short-story, Mr. Yunioshi is given a stereotypical depiction by Mickey Rooney despite showing no stereotypes in Capote’s characterization. In a 2008 interview with Stephen Magagnini, Rooney claimed he…

When Japanese and Japanese-Americans were released from internment camps, Nifty Garrett, a prominent Seattle businessman and owner the Sumner Standard, published the words “Banish Japs From This Coast Forever” on the front page of his paper for 30…

In this comic, Chinese army-men are deemed savage by the explicit depiction of a “Gorilla Man,” an unnamed Chinese soldier who stands a foot taller than the rest, is significantly hairy and has missing teeth. While the stereotyping for the other…

In this page, a subtle slight is thrown at Asians’ teeth when an American Sergeant hits a Chinese agent with a bottle telling him, “I hope you have good dentist.” When the Sergeant proceeds to attack Lily, the anti-Asian violence quickly becomes…

In this issue, the crew set out to China to find Chop Chop’s Uncle Wah Po who has been arrested by the communist government. Chop Chop is is the only caricatured character with his petite stature, big teeth, enlarged ears and childlike mannerisms.…

In this comic, almost every mention of a Japanese patrol officer is referred to as Jap, desensitizing the reader to the slur. In this page, an American agent knocks out Japanese officers off the boat, claiming "Hope the sharks can stomach you Japs! I…