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He's No Jap

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC10001.086.03 Author/Creator: Place Written: New York, New York Type: Newspaper clipping Date: January 13, 1942 Pagination: 1 p. : Order a Copy

One newspaper clipping entitled, "He's No Jap." Consists of an image of a Chinese worker who aided the United States in manufacturing. It is stated that he had to wear a sign to identify himself as Chinese so that other workers did not assault him for mistakenly believing that he was Japanese.

Yip, Howard, fl. 1942

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