The Young China Morning Papers, 50th Anniversary
date: label: date made
content: 1960
notes: label: Description
content: The Young China Morning Papers was a Chinese language newspaper published in San Francisco, CA. Its audience was directed towards Chinese immigrants and Chinese Americans. This 50th anniversary book follows the format of starting back to front with the spine on the right. The text should be read from top to bottom and right to left. The book may include a copy of a congratulatory telegram from President Nixon dated November 5, 1960, in honor of the 50th anniversary of the newspaper’s publication.
label: Description
content: Chinese students in San Francisco were the original producers of the Young China Morning Papers. Beginning in 1909, the papers were published weekly under the original name, the Youth, before switching to daily publishing and changing names in 1910. The newspaper was pro-Kuomintang (Nationalist Party of China, founded by Sun Yat Sen). Around 5,000 papers circulated with normal runs of 16 (occasionally 20) pages.
label: Description
content: The Chinese American press started in San Francisco in the 1850s when American missionaries collaborated with Chinese writers to publish the first Chinese American newspapers. The Chinese press in the U.S. was linked to the political climate of China as the Manchu dynasty waned and political movements and factions arose with ideas on how to deal with the change and modernization of China. Despite political and ethnic rivalries in the press, they unified against Japan for their military violations and the presence of Japanese soldiers in China. The newspapers played a role in arousing patriotism, fundraising, and campaigning for U.S. support in China. During World War II, Chinese Americans closely followed newspaper coverage and the removal of the Chinese government to China’s interior. Following the end of the war, Chinese publications declined in fear that they were too pro-American and anti-Communist.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: California, San Francisco
topic: label: Subject
content: Asian Pacific Americans
label: Subject
content: Asian Americans
label: Subject
content: Chinese Americans
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content: Work and Industry: Asian Pacific American Business
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2019.0268.03
label: accession number
content: 2019.0268
label: catalog number
content: 2019.0268.03
objectType: label: Object Name
content: book
label: Object Type
content: Book
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 27 cm x 20 cm x 4.2 cm; 10 5/8 in x 7 7/8 in x 1 21/32 in