Ah Sin
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Ah Sin is a fictional Chinese character from Bret Harte’s satirical poem “Plain Language from Truthful James,” often cited as an early and controversial example of Chinese representation in American literature.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ah Sin canonical | 1 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ poetic character ⓘ |
| adaptedBy |
Bret Harte
NERFINISHED
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Mark Twain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInWork | Plain Language from Truthful James NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | American anti-Chinese movement (contextual backdrop) ⓘ |
| associatedWithPeriod | 19th-century American literature ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
anti-Chinese sentiment in 19th-century America
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racial stereotyping ⓘ representation of Chinese immigrants in American literature ⓘ |
| characterRole |
comic figure
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stereotyped Chinese immigrant ⓘ title character ⓘ |
| characterType | ethnic caricature ⓘ |
| countryOfFictionalResidence | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | China ⓘ |
| creator | Bret Harte NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalReception | controversial representation of Chinese people ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Chinese ⓘ |
| fictionalResidence | California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | American Old West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceInPublication | Overland Monthly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreOfWorkAppearedIn | satirical poem ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | Ah Sin (1877 play) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNameForm | Ah Sin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedByContext | 19th-century American frontier culture ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| literarySignificance |
early example of Chinese representation in American popular literature
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frequently cited in discussions of racism in American humor ⓘ |
| mediumOfAdaptation | stage play ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | vehicle for satire ⓘ |
| occupationInFiction |
gambler
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miner ⓘ |
| portrayedAs |
cunning
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deceptive card player ⓘ naive ⓘ |
| settingOfActivity | California mining camp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAsExampleIn |
scholarship on racial caricature in literature
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studies of Asian American literary history ⓘ |
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