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“The Mortar Of Assimilation—And The One Element That Won’T Mix”, Jenna Downs
“The Mortar Of Assimilation—And The One Element That Won’T Mix”, Jenna Downs
History Undergraduate Research (COLA)
Published in Puck magazine on June 26, 1889, “The Mortar of Assimilation And The One Element That Just Won’t Mix” cartoon was a perfect exhibit of the Americans view on the Irish immigration to the United States. In the melting pot several different kinds of Americans can be spotted, but the one Irishman is standing on the edge of the pot holding a knife and a flag.
“Mongolian Octopus—Its Grip On Australia”, Ron Thornton
“Mongolian Octopus—Its Grip On Australia”, Ron Thornton
History Undergraduate Research (COLA)
Published in the Sydney based The Bulletin Magazine on August 21, 1886, “The Mongolian Octopus – His Grip on Australia” cartoon was pointedly used as a form of propaganda against Mongolian & Chinese immigration. The cartoon illustrates an octopus with a human head and eight outstretched arms. On each of these arms is a different term, such as typhoid or immorality. These terms, along with the octopus itself, all portrayed racist views of Chinese and Mongolian immigrants.