"The Chinese, The Chinese, You Know"
Terrorist Attacks on Chinese Immigrants in the United States
Song
By: John E. Donnelly, W. S. Mullally
Date: 1885
Source: "The Chinese, The Chinese, You Know", a song.
About the Author: In 1885, a well-known minstrel leader, W. S. Mullally, teamed with John E. Donnelly to produce a local song, "The Chinese, The Chinese, You Know." The song proved popular enough to be picked up by the National Music Company of Chicago for national distribution.
INTRODUCTION
The Chinese were the first group of Asians to migrate to the United States in significant numbers, and they became the first Asians to suffer racially motivated attacks by white Americans. The Chinese came to the...
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