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How an American-born Chinese man ensured birthright citizenship in the U.S.

Wong Kim Ark was born around 1870 in San Francisco’s Chinatown. After moving back to China, he hoped to return, but was barred by the Chinese Exclusion Act; the U.S. did not consider him a citizen. The legal case that…