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Chinese -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States All Persons Born or Naturalized ... The Legacy of U.S. v Wong Kim Ark 
 Presentation about a landmark 1884 U.S. Supreme Court decision that found "a child born to two Chinese nationals legally present on American soil was an American citizen" and would be allowed to return to the U.S. despite federal Chinese Exclusion Acts. Includes history of anti-Chinese laws and details about Wong Kim Ark's case and current legal issues. Prepared by librarian Chuck Marcus of the Hastings Law Library, University of California, Hastings College of the Law. http://library.uchastings.edu/library/topical-and-course-research-guides/wkadisplay/ Topics: Judicial Process, Law Last updated May 6, 2009 Separate Lives, Broken Dreams: Saga of Chinese Immigration
A site about the Chinese Exclusion Act, which until its repeal in 1943 "barred all Chinese from U.S. citizenship by naturalization." Features immigration documents and photographs, Chinese exclusion literature such as speeches and satirical cartoons, a glossary of terms, links to related resources, and more. From the Center for Asian American Media. http://www.asianamericanmedia.org/separatelivesbrokendreams/ Topics: Photograph Collections: History, Social Issues Last updated Aug 22, 2007 |
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