Los Angeles Chinese Massacre 1871, 2018/2021, JPEG (detail)
Los Angeles Chinese Massacre 1871, 2018/2021, JPEG, 809 x 540 px
Los Angeles Chinese massacre 1871
2018/2021
JPEG
809 x 540
2021 marks 150 years since the Los Angeles Chinese Massacre of 1871, a race riot that resulted in the killing of seventeen Chinese men. The increase in anti-Asian sentiments and racism in the United States that led to this 1871 massacre parallels the current socio-political climate. Los Angeles Chinese Massacre 1871 examines the representation of historical atrocities and media depictions of Asians murdered.
Image Description:
Centered on a white background with wide margins is an image of a black and white photograph that has been transformed into yellow. The original black and white image depicts the murdered victims who were brought to the Los Angeles jail yard on the night of the massacre.