Scope and Contents Content Warning: Racist Stereotype of Hawaiiian people; Stereotype of Hawaii; Pro-Colonialism; Reference to Plantations.Jack describes being on the ship, docking at Honolulu, and travelling around Oahu, Hawaii (especially the landscape). He also notes the stationed military, plantations (e.g., sugar), trains on the island, and Duke Kahamamoku, competitive swimmer and father of modern surfing (to whom the stereotype is used). Stereotype of Hawaii is in relation to its beaches, but...

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Content Warning: Racist Terminology for Japanese People; Discrimination of Low-Income People; Pro-Colonialism.

Jack writes about the weather, the landscape of Oahu, the ship they are on, and life aboard the ship to Manila. Jack notes the numbers of people from different countries in Hawaii (to which the racist terminology is included), the presence of multiethnic educational institutions, and the large number of automobiles (to which the discriminatory comment is made).

Scope and Contents Content Warning: Reference to an Enslaved Black Girl Being Bought by an Older White Man; Racism towards a Hindu Man; Possible Derogatory Reference to a Woman from New England; Reference to Consenual Non-marital Sex Between Man and Woman; Reference to Plantation.Jack describes the passengers aboard the ship. This includes "a little black girl" being bought by a Dutch man in Manila. He uses a derogatory adjective to describe a Hindu Man. A single woman and a single man are gossiped...

Scope and Contents Content Warning: Derogatory Term for Japanese Used; Racist Descriptions of Filipino People; Pro-Colonialism.Jack begins with describing the San Bernedino Straits; the American colonisation and military presence on Corregidor Island, the Phillippines; and Manila, the Phillippines, particularly the harbor and medical and customs inspections. He writes a significant portion about American colonization of the Phillipines, incorporating racist comments about Filipinos. He also...

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Content Warning: Racist Descriptions of Filipino People; Racist Terminology for Black People; Pro-Colonialism.

Jack describes Manila, exploring with work colleague (Mr. Sample), Maugham, and Haxton. He discusses the people, the landscape, the hotel, cock fighting, a golf course, and music. Derogatory term for black people used in the racist descriptions of the Filipino people.

Scope and Contents Content Warning: Racist Descriptions of Vietanamese People; Derogatory Descriptions of French People; Possible Allusion to Homosexuality and Sex and/or Prostitution with Men.Jack writes about travelling on the Emmon River from the China Sea to Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam). the landscape, rice farming, people on the riverbanks, and the local French government's interactions with the boat. In Saigon, he writes about the people, the landscape, the weather, and what he does....

Scope and Contents First Letter - Content Warning: Racist Descriptions of the Singaporean People; Pro-Colonialist.Jack describes Singapore - the landscape, the people (including multiple ethnicities), the Raffles Hotel (downstairs and their rooms), the economy, automobiles, and sanitation. He compares Singapore and Saigon. He also notes the Botanical Gardens and a rubber plantation. Jack then describes a trip to Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), the city (landscape), the presence of trains, and what he did...

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There are newspaper clippings from an article related to the boat Jack was on.

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The newspaper clipping contains details of the S.S. Wolverine, its journey, and its passengers.