Yellow Peril

(noun)

A period of xenophobia in the early 1900s that resulted in laws restricting the immigration and naturalization of people of Asian origin.

Related Terms

Examples of Yellow Peril in the following topics:

  • Civil Rights of Asian Americans

    • A xenophobic stance known as the Yellow Peril is often associated with early 20th century attempts to limit Chinese immigration and to bar Chinese residents from gaining American citizenship.

  • The Republican Party

    • I will not stand by, as peril draws closer and closer.

  • Attempts to Improve Voter Turnout

    • Yellow: the country had compulsory voting in the past.

  • Forms of Government

    • Blue represents full presidential republics, while green and yellow are presidential republics with less powerful presidents.

  • Public Health

    • The dramatic increase in the average life span during the 20th century is widely credited to public health achievements, such as vaccination programs and control of many infectious diseases including polio, diphtheria, yellow fever, and smallpox; effective health and safety policies such as road traffic safety and occupational safety; improved family planning; tobacco control measures; and programs designed to decrease non-communicable diseases by acting on known risk factors such as a person's background, lifestyle and environment.

  • Arbitration

    • Yellow shows the current border, after the boundary dispute was resolved by arbitration in 1903.

  • Law, Pseudolaws, and By-Laws

    • Any Jew who does not wear a yellow star shall be punished as follows ....