The Wasp — 1888 — page 259: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This political cartoon appears to depict Chinese immigrants at a port, with ships visible in the background. The title reads "HOW THEY WILL EVADE H[...]" (text cut off). The figures are drawn in caricatured style with exaggerated features characteristic of 19th-century anti-Chinese propaganda imagery. They wear traditional Chinese clothing and appear to be near a customs or immigration checkpoint marked with flags. The cartoon likely satirizes concerns about Chinese immigration evasion of U.S. immigration restrictions. *The Wasp* was a San Francisco publication known for anti-Chinese sentiment during the late 1800s, when Chinese Exclusion Act restrictions were in effect. The cartoon suggests methods immigrants might use to circumvent legal entry requirements, reflecting xenophobic anxieties of the era about Asian immigration and labor competition.