Opium use, trafficking and racism as base for popular imagery of Chinese immigrants in Chihuahua:: Asia reborn through opium den fumes.
Chinese immigrants faced conflicts upon their arrival in Chihuahua, particularly between the 1920s and 1930s. The racialized condition to which they were subjected to by the prejudices of the time, supported by a scientific discourse and a robust nationalism, unleashed racist movements against them,...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2021 |
| País: | México |
| Institución: | UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE CIUDAD JUÁREZ |
| Repositorio: | Chihuahua hoy |
| Idioma: | español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:oai:erevistas.uacj.mx:article/4282 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://erevistas.uacj.mx/ojs/index.php/ChihuahuaHoy/article/view/4282 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Migración chinos xenofobia opio conflictos internos Chihuahua Migration chinese xenophobia opium internal conflicts |
| Sumario: | Chinese immigrants faced conflicts upon their arrival in Chihuahua, particularly between the 1920s and 1930s. The racialized condition to which they were subjected to by the prejudices of the time, supported by a scientific discourse and a robust nationalism, unleashed racist movements against them, as in much of the world. These campaigns created the image of these immigrants as opium addicts and criminals. Taking advantage of this situation an attempt was made to denigrate them leading to the rise of anti-Chinese associations whose ultimate goal of Chinese expulsion became relatively successful. This smear was also used by members of the samecommunity against internal rivals. |
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