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 t...

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Autor principal:	Vladimir Alejandro Armendáriz Romero
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Lenguaje:	EN ES
Publicado:	Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez 2021
Materias:	migration chinese xenophobia opium internal conflicts Geography. Anthropology. Recreation G Latin America. Spanish America F1201-3799
Acceso en línea:	http://dx.doi.org/10.20983/chihuahuahoy.2021.19.4 https://doaj.org/article/cf9013959edb436f99529024bec8aa44
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:cf9013959edb436f99529024bec8aa442021-11-30T18:52:51ZOpium use, trafficking and racism as base for popular imagery of Chinese immigrants in Chihuahua: Asia reborn through opium den fumeshttp://dx.doi.org/10.20983/chihuahuahoy.2021.19.42448-82592448-7759https://doaj.org/article/cf9013959edb436f99529024bec8aa442021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://erevistas.uacj.mx/ojs/index.php/ChihuahuaHoy/article/view/4282/5664https://doaj.org/toc/2448-8259https://doaj.org/toc/2448-7759Chinese 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 same community against internal rivals.Vladimir Alejandro Armendáriz RomeroUniversidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárezarticlemigrationchinesexenophobiaopiuminternal conflictsGeography. Anthropology. RecreationGLatin America. Spanish AmericaF1201-3799ENESChihuahua Hoy, Vol 19, Iss 19, Pp 61-84 (2021)
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description	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 same community against internal rivals.
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title	Opium use, trafficking and racism as base for popular imagery of Chinese immigrants in Chihuahua: Asia reborn through opium den fumes
title_short	Opium use, trafficking and racism as base for popular imagery of Chinese immigrants in Chihuahua: Asia reborn through opium den fumes
title_full	Opium use, trafficking and racism as base for popular imagery of Chinese immigrants in Chihuahua: Asia reborn through opium den fumes
title_fullStr	Opium use, trafficking and racism as base for popular imagery of Chinese immigrants in Chihuahua: Asia reborn through opium den fumes
title_full_unstemmed	Opium use, trafficking and racism as base for popular imagery of Chinese immigrants in Chihuahua: Asia reborn through opium den fumes
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publisher	Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez
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Opium use, trafficking and racism as base for popular imagery of Chinese immigrants in Chihuahua: Asia reborn through opium den fumes

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