Slap-A-Jap Club
Membership card with black and white illustration shows Uncle Sam slapping a Japanese man. The club was started by Central Police Employees in Chicago in 1942.
1942
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Waves or Twists
Color ad for Pantene features teen actress Shay Mitchell with twisted braids in her hair.
2011
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Unconditional Love
Promotional ad shows an older Asian American woman and her daughter. The text explains that she is happy her daughter has the freedom to marry the woman she loves.
2012
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Li Xiao Xing
Ann Taylor ad features 6 models wearing simple colors including model Li Xiao Xing in a black backless dress.
2014
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Burned
Public health ad shows an unhappy Asian American woman with the words Big Tobacco burned onto her cheek.
2013
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Let There Be Sims
Color ad for the Sims game shows a flood of animated people pouring from the hillsides and includes an Asian American girl on the left hand side blowing a kiss.
2009
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Bombay
Colorful travel poster features a young woman wearing a red sari, her gaze settled on a ship in the distance.
ca. 1950
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Back 2 Cool
Neiman Marcus ad shows four Caucasian children in brightly colored clothing talking to one another and an Asian American girl wearing dark clothing sitting separately, looking alienated and forlorn.
2010
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Charisma
Photograph from the website for the South Asian Fashion Boutique in Chicago shows two women wearing a sari and sari-like garment.
2015
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Glee
Promotional photo for the show Glee (season 1) shows the main characters from the show (including an Asian American on the right side) holding their hand up in the shape of an L.
2010
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See Saw
Promotional photo for the show Glee (season 6) shows the cast sitting on a see saw and includes an Asian American girl dressed as a goth.
2015
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China Brights
Color ad from 1972 features a woman wearing a straw hat, silk floral blouse and soft blue eye shadow.
1972
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