Distinguishing Between Japanese and Chinese People – 14.02.IMG.012_KOR.DistinguishingBetweenChineseAndJapanese.1941.LifeMagazine.jpeg

LIFE magazine (Dec 1941) used offensive racial distinctions to differentiate between Japanese and “friendly” Chinese allies. While Koreans did not identify as either, they were often mistaken as “enemy aliens” and subject to verbal abuse and even physical violence.