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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| Format: | article |
| Status: | Published version |
| Publication Date: | 2021 |
| Country: | México |
| Institution: | Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez |
| Repository: | Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez |
| Language: | Spanish |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:uacj.mx:oai:oai:erevistas.uacj.mx:article-4282 |
| Online Access: | http://erevistas.uacj.mx/ojs/index.php/ChihuahuaHoy/article/view/4282 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | Migración chinos xenofobia opio conflictos internos Chihuahua Migration chinese xenophobia opium internal conflicts |
| Summary: | 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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