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Evidence of Disloyalty of American-Born Japanese booklet, 1945
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.…
Bugs Bunny Nips The Nips, 1944
Nip and Jap rose in popularity to the point of ubiquity and desensitization, as evidenced in this Merrie Melodies cartoon produced by Warner Bros. In this title card, Bugs Bunny is painting the Rising Sun Flag, which was adopted by the Imperial…
No Japs Wanted Graffiti, 1945
The image shows a vandalization on the home of Chiseko and Shigeo Nagaishi the day they returned from the internment camps known as the Minidoka War Relocation Center. Despite being unwelcome, Chiseko Nagaishi remained in the home until her death in…
Billy Kwan in The Year of Living Dangerously (1984)
Linda Hunt’s yellow-face performance of a Chinese-Australian photographer working in Jakarta not only won her an Academy Award, but was also included in an Academy Award 2018 montage showing past Best Supporting Actress winners. Hollywood has a long…
Thrilling Comics No 32, 1942
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…
Blackhawks Vol 1 #55, 1952
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.…
Fighting War Stories 1952
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…
G.I Joe 1952
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…
Banish Japs Forever, 1945
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…