Author name: Steven Chen

Historical Record of Chinese Americans | Wong Kim Ark and Citizenship: Right of the Soil and Right of the Blood

United States citizenship law is founded on two traditional principles – “jus soli” (“right of the soil”) and “jus sanguinis” (“right of the blood”). A person born in the United States who is subject to the jurisdiction of the United States is a U.S. citizen at birth. However, this was not true more than 100 years ago. As a pioneer of Chinese immigrants in this country, Wong Kim Ark obtained his citizenship by challenging the U.S. law through “right of the soil” and later helped his sons (including one “Paper Son”) become U.S. citizens through “right of the blood”.

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美华史记|地狱谷的百年悲鸣

美国华人先辈为了追寻美国梦,千里迢迢来到这个拥有法律、道德和秩序的文明世界。和文明世界进行了一场生死较量。他们遭受了无尽的凌辱、抢劫、伤害和攻击,长眠于地下并将血肉之躯溶入美国肥沃土地里。地狱谷里的尸骨和冤魂作为历史的证人,静静地目睹着这片土地上美国华人的沉重命运,重复不断的挣扎、杀戮、抗争,一代又一代…..

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