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“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.
華人權益促進會和華埠合作夥伴，一整個星期舉辦各種活動，紀念當年黃金德為公民權益抗爭的歷史。
市長羅偉(左)宣布2025年3月28日為「黃金德日」，並向黃金德曾孫Norman Wong及家人頒贈賀狀。記者黃偉江攝
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.
The advocacy group Chinese for Affirmative Action organized the event.
Organized by the Chinatown-based civil rights nonprofit Chinese for Affirmative Action, the week of celebrations, called “Born in the USA: Wong Kim Ark & the Fight for Citizenship,” culminated Friday in the memorial dedication at Wong’s birthplace on the 127th…
为应对出生公民权遭受到日益加剧挑战，旧金山华埠社区领袖、民选官员、及黄金德（Wong Kim Ark）的后裔将于28日下午2时在黄金德出生地，华埠都板街与沙加缅度街交界处，纪念最高法院于1898年作出的历史性裁决「美国诉黄金德案」（United States v. Wong Kim Ark）127周年，以反对总统川普试图通过行政命令终止出生公民权的行动。
Annie Lee with Chinese Affirmative Action said community groups and civil rights organizations are closely watching the current case.
San Francisco honored Wong Kim Ark by presenting his great-grandson with a declaration and artist’s rendition of an HIstoric Landmark plaque to commemorate Wong. The ceremony in San Francisco’s Chinatown marked the 127th anniversary of Won’g’s U.S. Supreme Court victory…