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John Chinaman was a caricature drawn by Thomas Nast that was sympathetic to the Chinese. John Chinaman was also referenced to by Mark Twain and popular American songs of the period. John Chinaman represented, in western society, a typical persona of China.
sword to defend the downtrodden. Uncle Sam, a lanky image of the United States. John Bull, a rotund image of Britain's spirit John Chinaman, a sympathetic image of Chinese immigrants. In 1873, 1885...
person Jock – UK, Scottish person John Chinaman – Australia, 19th century, Chinese jook-sing â... to acts "like a black person" Chinaman – International, person of Chinese or generally of Asian... means "John Cheese" in Dutch), it has gradually broadened in meaning. In the northern US, it means a...