Historical Newspaper: The Wong Kim Ark Case: The Question of Chinese Citizenship Will Not Be Decided this Spring
Subject
United States v. Wong Kim Ark
Title
Historical Newspaper: The Wong Kim Ark Case: The Question of Chinese Citizenship Will Not Be Decided this Spring
Date
3/29/1896
Type
Historical Newspaper
Description
Note: See 5th column, 1st paragraph (under ads).
Chronicling America features a March 29, 1896 article, writer unknown, from the San Francisco Call newspaper announcing the pending decision of the Supreme Court in the United States v. Wong Kim Ark case. The writer stresses the importance of the case, which will determine whether California-born Chinese American, Wong Kim Ark, should be denied entry into the U.S. after returning from a trip abroad based on the Chinese Exclusion Act. According to the writer, the case and the timing of the pending decision are important because it will clarify U.S.-born Chinese people's citizenship rights. The writer further claims that Chinese Americans "threaten to cast their ballot [...]".
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Chronicling America features a March 29, 1896 article, writer unknown, from the San Francisco Call newspaper announcing the pending decision of the Supreme Court in the United States v. Wong Kim Ark case. The writer stresses the importance of the case, which will determine whether California-born Chinese American, Wong Kim Ark, should be denied entry into the U.S. after returning from a trip abroad based on the Chinese Exclusion Act. According to the writer, the case and the timing of the pending decision are important because it will clarify U.S.-born Chinese people's citizenship rights. The writer further claims that Chinese Americans "threaten to cast their ballot [...]".
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Publisher
Library of Congress - Chronicling America (The San Francisco Call, CA)
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“Historical Newspaper: The Wong Kim Ark Case: The Question of Chinese Citizenship Will Not Be Decided this Spring,” Project Reconstruction, accessed May 15, 2024, https://projectreconstructionus.com/items/show/483.