“We have to call it for what it is, which is a strategy to deter immigration and to reshape the United States demographic landscape,” said Cynthia Choi.…
“Instead of just tolerating that indignity, Wong Kim Ark, along with the Chinatown community, rallied and fought his case all the way up to the Supreme Court,” Annie Lee, managing director of policy at advocacy group Chinese for Affirmative Action,…
“The 14th Amendment and subsequent case law, including US versus Wong Kim Ark make it crystal clear. Any child born in the United States, regardless of race, religion, parents, immigration status, that child is an American citizen. Birthright citizenship is…
Friday’s event was the culmination of a week of programming titled “Born in the USA: Wong Kim Ark & The Fight for Citizenship,” organized by the nonprofit Chinese for Affirmative Action.…
In the process of uncovering my family history, I’ve met activists in the community I grew up in, people who are ready to take up the mantle my ancestors left behind.…