John Chinaman

John Confucius

John Chinaman was a stock caricature of a Chinese laborer seen in cartoons of the 19th century.[1] Also referenced by Mark Twain and popular American songs of the period,[2] John Chinaman represented, in western society, a typical persona of China. He was typically depicted with a long queue and wearing an Asian conical hat.

  1. ^ An example from Punch, May 9, 1857 at www.thecore.nus.edu Archived September 25, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ An example from The California Songster, 1855, at www.columbia.edu