In August 1895, a young cook named Wong Kim Ark was about to disembark from the SS Coptic, after a long journey home to San Francisco from China, when U.S. customs officials denied him re-entry.

On his first day in office, President Trump signed an executive order to end universal birthright citizenship and limit it at ...

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 ...

A 20-year-old man named Wong Kim Ark, born and living in San Francisco's Chinatown, was denied reentry into the country after a visit to China on the basis of the Chinese Exclusionary Act.

Wong Kim Ark. It states: “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.” ...

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 Kim Ark was born in the U.S. and lived his whole life here. But when he returned from a trip to China in August of 1895, officials wouldn't... Birthright Citizenship Wong Kim Ark was born in ...

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 ...

Norman Wong's family history is similar to many American families. It's a history of military service, blended families, birthday parties and, yes, immigration. What sets his lineage apart is a deep ...