1880-90s
Wong Kim Ark
He was born in San Francisco to parents who also lived there 20 years. In 1894 he went to visit them in China, and was not allowed back into the US as a “non-citizen.” His Supreme Court case is the basis for how we, today, live the 14th Amendment.
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He was young once:
At age 21 he sued the United States for his birth right
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Occupation:
Cook
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Image Credit:
US National Archives
