How Did Americans Regard the Japanese Practice of Shaskin Kekkon

question 19

Multiple Choice

How did Americans regard the Japanese practice of shaskin kekkon (literally,"photograph marriages") ?

• A) They regarded it as yet another indication of the allegedly low morals of Asians.
• B) Many Americans approved of the practice since it prevented Asian men from marrying American women.
• C) Many American men participated in the practice to obtain wives to help them settle the West.
• D) They saw it as an excellent system of importing cheap female labor for manufacturing jobs.

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