I THINK HE WAS MY GREAT GREAT GRANDFATHER. HE’S TALKING ABOUT WONG KIM ARK, A PART OF HIS FAMILY HISTORY HE LEARNED LATER IN LIFE FROM HIS OWN FATHER. WHEN I FIRST HEARD IT, I DIDN’T KNOW HOW ...

He's pointing at the location where Wong Kim Ark was born. His life became the story of birthright citizenship as we know it today. Wong Kim Ark was born to Chinese parents, who like many Chinese ...

Wong Kim Ark, a San Francisco-born cook, had left the country to visit China and was barred from re-entering the U.S., arrested, and confined to the ship he had traveled in upon his return in 1895.

Wong is the descendant of Wong Kim Ark. "He was my great-great-grandfather," Wong said. Read more about the history of birthright citizenship in California here. Wong learned about his great-great ...