Just Like in Pekin

This item is an article published in the New York Herald with that mentions Taka Wing, a Chinese female impersonator. Uses extensive racist language.

Item Information:

Identifier: zc77sq47m
Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
Institution: Digital Transgender Archive
Publisher: New York Herald
Date Issued: 1889
Genre: Clippings
Subject(s): Asian people
Chinese People
Joss temple
Shi Lou Tau Moo ("Loyal Slave")
Swintien Lok Company
Taka Wing
Places: Pennsylvania > Philadelphia County > City of Philadelphia > Philadelphia
New York > Chinatown
New York > Bronx County > Windsor Theatre (historical)
Topic(s): Female impersonators
LGBTQ+ theater
Resource Type: Text
Language: English
Rights: No known copyright
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