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    White House History‏Verified account @WhiteHouseHstry Apr 19

    When Afong Moy arrived in the United States in 1834, she made history as the first documented Chinese woman to travel to America. Moy was brought to the East Coast by American merchants for the purpose of increasing sales of Asian wares. Image: New York Public Librarypic.twitter.com/A2A3lY0hYE

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      2. White House History‏Verified account @WhiteHouseHstry Apr 19

        Moy toured the country marketing Chinese goods to American consumers and at each stop, she captivated audiences—in particular, Americans were fascinated by her bound feet and the spoken Chinese language.

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      3. White House History‏Verified account @WhiteHouseHstry Apr 19

        In 1835, Afong Moy was invited to the White House to meet President Andrew Jackson. Image: White House Collectionpic.twitter.com/25vcRmPOCV

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      4. White House History‏Verified account @WhiteHouseHstry Apr 19

        The meeting went well, Moy told reporters that: “his kind and courteous manner appeared amply to compensate . . . for the deficiency of outward grandeur.” He also encouraged the Chinese to “abandon the custom of cramping their feet.”

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      5. White House History‏Verified account @WhiteHouseHstry Apr 19

        This meeting is evidence of both Moy’s popularity in America as well as increased interest in opening trade and diplomatic relations with Asia in the nineteenth century.

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      6. White House History‏Verified account @WhiteHouseHstry Apr 19

        Unfortunately, Afong Moy also faced outright discrimination, Orientalism, and exploitation, as she was frequently treated more like a sideshow or oddity than a person.

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      7. White House History‏Verified account @WhiteHouseHstry Apr 19

        In fact, P.T. Barnum of circus fame managed Moy in the latter half of her life. As part of Barnum’s troupe, Afong showed national audiences how to use chopsticks, sang Chinese songs, and revealed her unbandaged feet. Image: Library of Congresspic.twitter.com/Pw21psFK4G

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      8. White House History‏Verified account @WhiteHouseHstry Apr 19

        These performances ultimately cemented her role in America as a curiosity, rather than a human being. Afong Moy’s fate is unknown, but her influence on American understanding of Chinese culture in the nineteenth century cannot be overstated.

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