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Chinese men were seen as sensuous creatures, especially interested in white women. A writer for the New York Times reported that he noticed a handsome but squalidly dressed young white girl in an opium den and inquired about her. The owner replied: Oh, hard time in New York. Young girl hungry. Plenty come here. Chinaman always have something to eat, and he like young white girl. He! He!

Ronald Takaki

Chinese men were seen as sensuous creatures, especially interested in white women. A writer for the New York Times reported that he noticed a handsome but squalidly dressed young white girl in an opium den and inquired about her. The owner replied: Oh, hard time in New York. Young girl hungry. Plenty come here. Chinaman always have something to eat, and he like young white girl. He! He!

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About Ronald Takaki

Ronald Toshiyuki Takaki (April 12, 1939 – May 26, 2009) was an American academic, historian, ethnographer and author. Born in pre-statehood Hawaii, Takaki studied at the College of Wooster and completed his doctorate in American history at the University of California, Berkeley.
His work addresses stereotypes of Asian Americans, such as the model minority concept. Among his most notable books are Strangers from a Different Shore: A History of Asian-Americans from 1989 and A Different Mirror: A History of Multicultural America from 1993. Takaki was a professor at the University of California, Los Angeles from 1966 to 1971 and University of California, Berkeley from 1971 to 2003.