TY - JOUR
T1 - The "Yellow Peril" and Asian Exclusion in the Americas
AU - Lee, Erika
PY - 2007/11/1
Y1 - 2007/11/1
N2 - This article examines the history of Asian migration and exclusion in the Americas by focusing on the intersections of national histories, transnational migration, and the globality of race. Beginning in the mid-nineteenth century, a transnational conversation about race, migration, and national security circulated throughout North and South America. The subject was the global migration of Asians and the alleged threat they posed. By examining the circularity of Asian migration within the Americas as well as the transnational nature of anti-Asian racism, this article seeks to revise our understandings of transnationalism and contribute to the larger global history of race.
AB - This article examines the history of Asian migration and exclusion in the Americas by focusing on the intersections of national histories, transnational migration, and the globality of race. Beginning in the mid-nineteenth century, a transnational conversation about race, migration, and national security circulated throughout North and South America. The subject was the global migration of Asians and the alleged threat they posed. By examining the circularity of Asian migration within the Americas as well as the transnational nature of anti-Asian racism, this article seeks to revise our understandings of transnationalism and contribute to the larger global history of race.
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U2 - 10.1525/phr.2007.76.4.537
DO - 10.1525/phr.2007.76.4.537
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:35648933492
SN - 0030-8684
VL - 76
SP - 537
EP - 562
JO - Pacific Historical Review
JF - Pacific Historical Review
IS - 4
ER -