That’s the subject of this article from a 1941 issue of Life magazine, to which a link was provided by the marvelous Oranckay.
It seems ridiculous and over the top to see images like these:
… but then again, I occasionally still hear (Korean) people claiming they can, on sight, differentiate between Koreans, Japanese, and Chinese.
Here’s a fun game that tests that assertion.
very compelling stuff — love it! i don’t love the racism behind it, but i love that this is all documented.
and i flunked that fun game awhile ago. my jewish husband did better on it than i did. we had a good laugh about that.
p.s. thanks for the info about the Han soju — I read the back of the bottle label — but it didn’t give me much info — thanks.