-Why did Life magazine publish this photograph of a reporter with a note identifying him as Chinese instead of Japanese shortly after the start of U.S. involvement in World War II?
A) to instruct Americans in distinguishing between Asian enemies and allies
B) to encourage public violence against Asians and Asian Americans in the United States
C) to show that the Chinese were friendly but that Japanese-Americans supported imperial Japan
D) to promote greater immigration to the United States from China

Question

-Why did Life magazine publish this photograph of a reporter with a note identifying him as Chinese instead of Japanese shortly after the start of U.S. involvement in World War II?
A) to instruct Americans in distinguishing between Asian enemies and allies 
B) to encourage public violence against Asians and Asian Americans in the United States 
C) to show that the Chinese were friendly but that Japanese-Americans supported imperial Japan 
D) to promote greater immigration to the United States from China

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The photograph was published as part of efforts to help Americans distinguish between Chinese (allies at the time) and Japanese (the enemy after the Pearl Harbor attack), aiming to prevent misdirected hostility towards Chinese Americans.

-Why Did Life Magazine Publish This Photograph of a Reporter