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Article "Why Did You Come to College?"
Dublin Core
Title
Article "Why Did You Come to College?"
Description
A charge to new students at Richmond College opens with a short story stereotyping Chinese people. An wise "coolie" asks an American traveler questions about the intentions of his journey to China. The author then asks new students their motives for coming to Richmond College. The slur "coolie" indicates an unskilled indentured laborer of East Asian descent.
Source
"Why Did You Come to College?" The University of Richmond Collegian XVI, no. 1, (September 20, 1929): 2. https://collegian.richmond.edu/?a=d&d=COL19290920.2.18&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-------
Publisher
The Richmond Collegian, University of Richmond
Date
1929-09-20
Format
Language
English
Type
Identifier
RichmondCollegianXVI.1.2-19290920.jpg
Coverage
Richmond (Va.)
Text Item Type Metadata
Student Contributor
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Citation
“Article "Why Did You Come to College?",” University of Richmond Race & Racism Project, accessed October 6, 2022, https://memory.richmond.edu/items/show/2919.