Session #68 · 1923–25

Speech #680075696

The sending of them was contrary to the understanding entered Into. because. arriving here and marrying. they at once became common laborers in the fields. I do not wish to draw a picture which. by way of contrast. would be offensive. but the American mother. with children. can not and does not and should not be permitted to work as a common laborer in the fields. There may be occasional seasonal work in which women may engage. in which children may engage. to their profit and to their physical wellbeing. but the American mother can not compete with the Asiatic mother. who goes Into the field and works alongside of the men. So that these Japanese brides were not entitled to come at all. but. coming. they were turned into day laborers in our fields and factories. The Japanese stopped that. however. and then. such Is the ingenuity of man. such the cleverness of some people. they hit upon another plan by which they could bring In their women. and that plan was this.
Identified stereotypes
Japanese mothers are portrayed as being able to work harder and compete with American mothers.
Keywords matched
Asiatic

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Negative
Stereotyping
⚠️ Yes
Confidence
100%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Economic threat

Speaker & context

Speaker
SAMUEL SHORTRIDGE
Party
R
Chamber
S
State
CA
Gender
M
Date
Speech ID
680075696
Paragraph
#0
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