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US v. Wong Kim Ark
« Thread Started on Nov 4, 2003, 2:01pm »

Wong Kim Ark was a Chinese born American. He went back to China to visit his parents. When he came back to America, he was not allowed back in because, apparently, he wasn’t a citizen. That was just dumb. He was born in America. He could prove he was born in America, yet, he wasn’t allowed back in. If the United States were still like this, no Chinese people would even want to go to America; they would probably go to Canada. I think it is great that America has changed its laws. Nowadays a lot of America is Chinese.

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Re: US v. Wong Kim Ark
« Reply #1 on Nov 4, 2003, 5:55pm »

This case happened in March 28, 1898. There's this Chinese man that was borned in the U.S. but his parents are Chinese. He went back to China to visit and he returned to U.S. on a steamship. He have permission to land but the captin refused to collect the permission because he was Chinese and he wasn't consider a citizen even though he was borned in the U.S. This is related to our big question because Chinese man was discriminted because of who they are and even though they were born in the U.S. they won't be counted as citizens of the U.S.

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Re: US v. Wong Kim Ark
« Reply #2 on Nov 4, 2003, 6:55pm »

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http://boxer.senate.gov/apa/timeline.html

U.S. v. Wong Kim Ark
Wong Kim Ark was born in the United States to parents of Chinese descent. In 1894, he travelled back to China to visit his parents, who had returned to their homeland. Ark was barred from re-entering the U.S. because he was not an American citizen.

Ark petitioned the Supreme Court, arguing that because he was born in the United States, he was a citizen. The Court agreed based on the 14th amendment of the Constitution, which stated:

"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."

This landmark case reaffirmed the legal right of citizenship by birth for all Americans.

Opinion: Wong Kim Ark was born in America to Chinese immigrants. He travelled to China in 1894 when his parents went back there. He returned to the US to find he couldn't get into the country. He won his case by arguing that since he was born in the US he was an American citizen. This case was actually pretty stupid of the government to cause- because of Wong Kim Ark restating the 14th admendment, he won. The government should know its laws before doing that to someone.

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Re: US v. Wong Kim Ark
« Reply #3 on Nov 4, 2003, 10:50pm »

Wong Kim Ark was a Chinese American. He went to China to visit his parents who moved back to China. He wanted to go back to America but was not allowend due to the Chinese Exclusion Act. This is wrong because he was born in America and Rasicm and discriminations prevents him from coming back to his home. This is how he is realted to the big question.

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Re: US v. Wong Kim Ark
« Reply #4 on Nov 4, 2003, 11:48pm »

Wong Kim Ark was born in America and went back to China to visit his parents who lived in America for 20 years before. But when Wong Kim Ark wanted to go back to America, he wasn't allowed to do so because of the law which passed to discriminate and oppress the Chinese - the Chinese Exclusion Act. The law was effective and it didn't allow many Chinese to go back or migrate to the US. I think he was innocent like many others just trying to go to US but it's his birthplace and he still couldn't go back. But the law was the law and he couldn't do anything to get back in. It's related to the big question because it's another example of oppression against the Chinese.

http://www.oyez.org/oyez/resource/case/422/

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Re: US v. Wong Kim Ark
« Reply #5 on Nov 5, 2003, 7:33pm »

Wong Kim Ark is an Asian born in America, which makes him a citizen of America. When he went to China, where his parents live, to visit and then go back to America, he was not allowed in. The officers guarding said he was not allowed to go back inside even if he was born in America, America being his birth-place. This was somehow caused by the Chinese Exclusion Act since the act forbidded Chinese to go to America. He was said as not a citizen of America even though he was born in San Francisco because his parents are citizens of Chinese which would make him a citizen of China and only a laborer of America. This is related to the Big Question since it was somehow related to the Chinese Exclusion Act, which showed examples of discrimination. (I know there is alot of run-on sentences, but...yea...)

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Re: US v. Wong Kim Ark
« Reply #6 on Nov 5, 2003, 8:21pm »

Wong Kim Ark was born in China and was another Chinese Immigrant coming to the U.S.. He has been discriminated just like any other chinamen or women in those times. They harsh existance was made even harsher when he was kicked out of America. When he was visiting his parents in China, and was coming back to America, he wasn't allowed back in because of the Chinese Exclusion Act. This was very unfair for all Chinese Citizens because they don't even have the chance to experience the oppurtunities and show how the chinese were really useful and kind. Wong Kim Ark was one of the many that was discriminated because he was Chinese.

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Re: US v. Wong Kim Ark
« Reply #7 on Nov 5, 2003, 8:24pm »

Wong KIm Ark was an American born, who is also Chinese. Being born in America made him a citizen of America. Meaning that if he takes a trip back to China, he can't be prevented from coming back in. The 14th Amendment says that whatever race or ccolor you are, as long as you are born here in America, you are considered an American. But America violated this rule and had not allowed many Chinese Americans back in, when they had visited their homeland. Even today, this rule is targeted by the anti-immigration groups.

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Re: US v. Wong Kim Ark
« Reply #8 on Nov 5, 2003, 8:54pm »

Wong Kim Ark was a Chinese born in America. His parents were immigrants and were under the attacks of the Chinese Exclusion act. When his parents left for China, they were not eligible to return to America but since Wong Kim Ark was an American born, he was given the exception and was permitted to pass. Wong Kim Ark went back to China years later and on his second trip there, he was blocked out of America, Americans claiming that he was not an American residence because of his race. His case went to court and he was said to be legally an American and was qualified to return back to America even after his last trip. This case is related to the Big Question because it also deals with racism towards the Chinese simply because of who they are. Wong Kim Ark was not allowed back into America because of his race after his second trip to China. He was believed to be an immigrant too. He was willing to fight in court about this and by doing so, he was given again the permission to stay in America.

Information found in: http://www.cetel.org/1898_wongkim.html

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Re: US v. Wong Kim Ark
« Reply #9 on Nov 5, 2003, 9:00pm »

d**m, you girls write so much. How do you have such skills. Especially Amy, calm down, you write beyond. But you all still don't have one skill I have... Muhahaha.

Alright now. Wong... was a person born in the US. Anyone born in the US was a citizen. When he went to visit China and came back, he wasn't allowed in because the US said he wasn't a citizen. This is racist. >:(

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Re: US v. Wong Kim Ark
« Reply #10 on Nov 5, 2003, 9:04pm »

Wong Kim Ark was Chinese but was born in San Francisco. Once he went back to China to visit his parents, when he come back to U.S., he wasn't allowed back in because the government say he was not a citizen. In a law, no matter what kind of people are you, as long as you are born in America, you are a natural citizen. Well, I guess the government was taking advantages of Chinese Immigrants once again; they just wanted to get rid of them. Wong Kim Ark was related to our Big Question because he was discriminated against because of who he was. He was oppressed against by the government by not letting him back into the country, by taking advantages of him because he is Chinese.

Site: http://www.oyez.org/oyez/resource/case/422/

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Re: US v. Wong Kim Ark
« Reply #11 on Nov 5, 2003, 10:18pm »

Wong Kim Ark was born in America. But some how (wink Wink) he wasnt a citizen. Thats how America treated people badly. And thats the only way people will be treated if this doesnt change. You can make a difference and why not today

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Re: US v. Wong Kim Ark
« Reply #12 on Nov 5, 2003, 10:27pm »

The US v. Wong Kim Ark is related to our big question for the year because it¡¦s another example of how the Chinese were discriminated/oppressed during this time period. Wong Kim Ark was an ABC [America born Chinese], which legally mean that he¡¦s a citizen of America. But the fact that his parents weren¡¦t, so they were sent back to China according to the exclusion act. Since Wong Kim Ark was a citizen, this means that he could stay in America. Years later Wong Kim Ark travel back to China to visit his parents. When he try to get back into America, they didn¡¦t let him because they thought that he was an immigrant, and immigrants were allowed in America [under the exclusion act]. Eventually he went to court and settle the matter and was allowed to stay. It was good that he did so because if he didn¡¦t then it¡¦ll be like the Americans had just won against the Chinese by sending them back one by one.

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Re: US v. Wong Kim Ark
« Reply #13 on Nov 5, 2003, 11:43pm »

Wong Kim Ark was a America born chinese so he must be a citizen of United State. He went back to visit his parents and when he comes back he can not enter United State because they say that he was not a citizen of the United State. It related to our big question because it shows another oppression. No matter what situation the chinese immigrants in, their race matters in America.

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