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499 BCE
Yellow Peril
The racist ideology of the Yellow Peril is a core imagery of apes, lesser men, primitives, children, madmen, and beings who possessed special powers. -
Chinese Exclusion Act
The Chinese Exclusion Act was the first law implemented to prevent a specific ethnic group from immigrating to the United States -
World War II
During World War II, Americans' started to depict images to represent the Japanese. The images exaggerated the Japaneses' physical and mental features. -
Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965
After the Cold War, society had a harmful view towards Asians, specifically the Japanese. Migration from Asia to the United States rose dramatically with passage of the 1965 Immigration and Nationality Act, which removed national-origin quotas established in 1921 barring immigration from Asian and Arab countries and sharply limiting arrivals from Africa and eastern and southern Europe. -
KING FU FIGHTERS
When Bruce Lee became a superstar in the U.S. after the success of his 1973 film “Enter the Dragon,” the Asian American community largely took pride in his fame. After this event, media started to portray Asian males as kung fu fighters; as a result, society proceeded to believe that all Asian knew a form of martial arts. -
Are Asians Smarter?
Statistically, Asians naturally score higher than the general population. As a result, society started to claim that Asians are naturally smarter than any other race in America. However, there exists an Asian population that is significantly less average intelligent that the general population. This stereotype, all Asians are smarter, hurts this population and will lead it into depression.
