“The Chinese Question from a Chinese Standpoint,”

To confront rising intolerance in the 1870s, Chinese leaders appealed to local governments, Congress, and the President for fair treatment. In an appeal to the San Francisco city council, Chinese merchants offered a solution to the “Chinese question” that used thinly veiled irony to expose the pretense of Californians’ anti-Chinese demands. A related on demand webinar: www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmME59hB-CE