Chinaman

This article is about the term. For the ethnic group, see Chinese people.
For other uses, see Chinaman (disambiguation).

Chinaman (/ˈtʃaɪnə.mən/) is an offensive term referring to a Chinese man or person, or widely a person native to geographical East Asia or of perceived East Asian ethnicity. The term is noted as having pejorative overtones by modern dictionaries.[a] Its derogatory connotations evolved from its use in pejorative contexts regarding Chinese people and other East Asians,[2] as well as its grammatical incorrectness which resembles stereotypical characterizations of Chinese accents in English-speaking associated with discrimination.[3][4][5] The usage of the term Chinaman is strongly discouraged by Asian American organizations.[6][7][8][9]

  1. ^ "Chinaman". Webster Dictionary, 1913. Archived from the original on December 12, 2007. Retrieved March 20, 2007.
  2. ^ Yam, Kimberly (May 3, 2018). "Yes, 'Chinaperson' Is A Racist Term". Huffington Post. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
  3. ^ Arslan, L. M., & Hansen, J. H. (1996). Language accent classification in American English. Speech Communication, 18(4), 353-367.
  4. ^ Cargile, A. C. (1997). Attitudes toward Chinese-accented speech: An investigation in two contexts. Journal of language and social psychology, 16(4), 434-443.
  5. ^ Kim, S. Y., Wang, Y., Deng, S., Alvarez, R., & Li, J. (2011). Accent, perpetual foreigner stereotype, and perceived discrimination as indirect links between English proficiency and depressive symptoms in Chinese American adolescents. Developmental Psychology, 47 (1), 289.
  6. ^ "'Seinfeld' Edits Out Anti-Asian Joke". AsianWeek. July 9, 1998. Archived from the original on October 10, 2007. Retrieved March 21, 2007.
  7. ^ "World News Briefs; Alberta's New Name For Peak in Rockies". The New York Times. July 9, 1998. Retrieved March 20, 2007.
  8. ^ Williams, Stephanie (June 2001). "Chicago Sun Times — discrimination in reporting". The Chicago Reporter. Archived from the original on February 6, 2007. Retrieved March 20, 2007.
  9. ^ Hua, Vanessa (March 14, 2007). "Ted Turner apologizes for remarks on Chinese". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved March 20, 2007.


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