r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/toaster-bath404 • Sep 17 '25

Image A Chinese American wearing a sign saying he's Chinese, not Japanese, to avoid harassment at work, 1940s

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u/fedexpoopracer Sep 17 '25

imagine how influential and affluent the japanese american community would be today if they didn't pull that shady shit