He Won Birthright Citizenship for All. His Own Family Never Knew.
Source: NYT > U.S. > Politics · Bias: Center Left
Summary
Wong Kim Ark brought his case to the Supreme Court in 1898. But some of his descendants didn’t even know his name until about 15 years ago.
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