Heather Ruth Lee
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Writing on Public Books
The Right to Return: Chinese Merchants, the Scott Act, and Legal Knowledge in an Era of Exclusion
“For the first time, customs officials were authorized not only to block newcomers from China but also to turn away long-resident Chinese migrants returning from abroad.”
The Historical Paths to and from Wong Kim Ark
“The decision in Wong Kim Ark’s case marked the culmination of a three-year legal battle and reflected two decades of sustained efforts to deny citizenship to the U.S.-born children of Chinese immigrants following the Fourteenth Amendment.”
