This study examines the character of racism as a social relation. As such, racism is continuously produced and modified, not only culturally and ideologically but also in social interaction. Understanding racism and its repercussions demands close investigation of all the processes involved. An instructive example is an incident that unfolded in the early 1910s in Broome, Western Australia. The exemption from immigration restriction of a Japanese doctor raised tempers at a time when the nationwide aspiration for a racially homogeneous society determined political and social attitudes, and ‘whiteness’ was a crucial element of Australianness. The possibility of admitting a Japanese professional to a town that was already suspected of race chaos fuelled debates about the question of ‘coloured labour’ and the ‘yellow peril’, while challenging the unambiguousness of class and race boundaries. The influence and wealth of some Japanese, the indispensable position of their compatriots in the pearling industry, and the skills and reputation of their doctor, supplemented with the distinct racial pride of the whole Japanese community, proved to massively impede and disrupt the unrestricted implementation of white supremacy.

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种族主义冲突：布鲁姆和澳大利亚白人

本研究考察种族主义作为一种社会关系的特征。因此，种族主义不仅在文化和意识形态上而且在社会交往中不断产生和修改。了解种族主义及其影响需要对所有相关过程进行密切调查。一个有启发意义的例子是 1910 年代初发生在西澳大利亚布鲁姆的事件。在全国范围内对种族同质化社会的渴望决定了政治和社会态度的时候，日本医生免于移民限制的做法激起了人们的愤怒，而“白人”是澳大利亚人的一个关键因素。允许一名日本专业人士进入一个已经涉嫌种族混乱的城镇的可能性引发了关于“有色劳工”和“黄祸”问题的辩论，同时挑战阶级和种族界限的明确性。一些日本人的影响力和财富，他们同胞在珍珠业中不可或缺的地位，他们医生的技能和声誉，再加上整个日本社会鲜明的种族自豪感，被证明极大地阻碍和扰乱了无限制的实施。白人至上。