BYU ScholarsArchive

Title

Praise and Prejudice: American Attitudes Toward Japan in Uncle Ben

Authors

Anna NielsenFollow
Rachel Baron
Emily Orton

Files

Keywords

Japan, racism, children's literature, American education, Uncle Ben

Abstract

Uncle Ben in Japan is a 1933 geographical workbook intended to teach American schoolchildren about Japan. This text highlights both positive and negative American attitudes towards Japan in the 1930s. Although this work expresses certain views progressive for its time, it also contains evident assumptions of American national superiority.

BYU ScholarsArchive Citation

Nielsen, Anna; Baron, Rachel; and Orton, Emily, "Praise and Prejudice: American Attitudes Toward Japan in Uncle Ben" (2018). FHSS Mentored Research Conference. 341.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/fhssconference_studentpub/341

Document Type

Poster

Publication Date

2018-04-12

Language

English

College

Family, Home, and Social Sciences

Department

History

University Standing at Time of Publication

Senior

Course

HIST 344

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