Hop sing

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Hop Sing was Cartwright family's cook on the US television series Bonanza. The Chinese immigrant was played by Victor Sen Yung.

Although the character may have promoted some Chinese-American stereotypes, such as his being a servant (an economic niche also shared by African Americans in the American South), he is not commonly cited as an offensive use of Asian characters. The Chinese were historically marginalized in the labor market of the American west into niches where they would not compete with Caucasians. Marlo Thomas was also cast as a Chinese in one episode, and other prominent Chinese Americans would also be cast on Bonanza.