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已有 514 次阅读2023-9-14 11:16 |个人分类:华人历史|系统分类:转帖-知识

May be an image of text that says 'The New Hork Times Opinion With Certain Words, Watch Your Mouth March 12, 2006 Share full article To the Editor: It's wonderful that auctions have becomea popular form of fund- raising ("The Cause Is Good, and So Is the Auction," Feb. 19). But organizers should give pause before using the seemingly harmless term "Chinese auction," as there is nothing culturally Chinese about raffling baskets. It is believed that the term arose in the late 19 century, when discrimination against Chinese immigrants was prevalent. During this period the Chinese Exclusion Act was instituted, barring'

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