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Caleb, have you thought about which cartoons to compare - I was thinking the last two. (Ching cartoon and Hoodwinked). Ok? Differences: one is full color, the other black and white, Ching negatively portrays Chinese, Hoodwinked negatively portrays the US/Uncle Sam Things in common: both portray the Chinese in America, both have Chinese person in traditional clothing (do you think the Chinese dressed like that after they were living in the US?). That's just a start. I'd like to understand the context of the Hoodwinked cartoon - tomorrow night I'll see what I can find.....LuAnn

LuAnn, I looked up the Hoodwinked cartoon just to see what the historical connection was. I saw this website which was about Secretary Bayard and learned that the Chinese Treaty of Bayard was supposed to ban the importation of Chinese workers for 20 years because of an incident that had occurred in 1885 in Wyomingwhere Chinese workers were attacked and 28 were killed. The Chinese government had demanded money for the action, but Secretary of State Bayard, who was Secretary of State for President Grover Cleveland, negotiated that treaty. The Chinese government refused to ratify the treaty, but the U.S.responded with the Scott Treaty in 1888 which continued the terms of the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882. Information was retrieved from this website: [I|http://elections.harpweek.com/1884/bio-1884-Full.asp?UniqueID=1&year=1884 I] agree with your statement about theU.S.being showed negatively as if they are being tricked or “hoodwinked” as the cartoon is titled. The other cartoon showed a stereotypical Chinese person dealing with Chinese tea and trade. He mentions that the American boy is ruining his tea business. This one shows the Chinese in a mainly negative light. [] This website really outlines and describes Chinese Immigration between the years 1850-1925. This cartoon seems to be showing a negative light on the Chinese and them coming toCaliforniaduring that time for many reasons like the Gold Rush and working on the railroad. I think both cartoons show the Chinese in a negative light as well because “Hoodwinked” is showing the Chinese hiding the Uncle Sam’s eyes as if it is there fault. They are both in traditional Chinese clothing like you mentioned showing the stereotypical Chinese person. I think they both are concerning diplomacy and trade relations too....Caleb

LuAnn, I have some more similarities and differences:

similarities: both deal with some sort of trading, treaties, or economics they both also deal with Chinese immigrants and laborers during the 1800s

differences: Ching cartoon - the U.S. (American boy) is discriminating against the Chinese worker displaying American discrimination during that time period (the U.S. giving the Chinese a hard time) Hoodwinked cartoon - the Chinese are halting the passage of the Bayard treaty (Chinese giving the U.S. a hard time) -Caleb

Caleb, you did a great job on this assignment while I was busy sleeping and coughing.........thanks for all the work you did on this. You've done a good job with the similarities and differences. The Venn diagram you sent looks good - you can go ahead and post it.....LuAnn

LuAnn and Caleb, excellent evidence of strong, orderly collaboration. Both of you started out with a blank slate and worked together over several days to select the two resources, obtain background information on the resources, then compare and contrast the two resources. Your venn diagram is completed in a way that reflects a high level of efficient interaction and team work. Thank you, Chirs Kilgus.