tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206380617235471991.post4160861166464531421..comments2023-10-26T09:58:01.275-04:00Comments on The Bowery Boys: New York City History: Opium heaven! Fears of Chinatown, immortalized in printThe Bowery Boys - Greghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15973633888975286268noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206380617235471991.post-91211062284899565752011-09-29T07:50:02.698-04:002011-09-29T07:50:02.698-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06485410374923842372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206380617235471991.post-78676315846209372042011-09-28T14:47:40.248-04:002011-09-28T14:47:40.248-04:00Isn't it interesting that in the classic '...Isn't it interesting that in the classic 'Where The Other Half Lives', (thanks for introducing me to that, by the way!) Riis seems to have an uncharacteristically blind spot about Chinese immigrants to NY? While his tone generally is very Victorian and dated, he usually seems to have an enlightened and tolerant view of the many immigrants whose lives he documented, but his chapter on Chinatown doggedly rehashes all the cliches about 'white slavery' and enforced opium addiction common in the books shown above. Why do you think that was?skyandgorsenoreply@blogger.com