Born in the USA: Wong Kim Ark and the Struggle for Citizenship

Community Symposium on Wong Kim Ark’s Legacy and the Struggle for Citizenship

社区研讨会：黄金德的遗产与争取出生公民权的斗争

Join Chinese for Affirmative Action and San Francisco Chinatown partners for a symposium on Wong Kim Ark and the fight for citizenship. This gathering will bring together legal scholars, historians, advocates, and community members  for a compelling series of panel discussions on  the landmark case US v. Wong Kim Ark and the ongoing struggle to protect birthright citizenship.

This event is co-sponsored by the Asian American Bar Association, Asian Law Caucus, API Civil Rights Network, API Council, Asian Pacific Islander Legal Outreach, Chinatown Community Development Center, Chinese for Affirmative Action, Center for Asian American Media, Chinese Culture Center, and Perkins Coie LLP.

This event will be hosted in English, and will provide Mandarin and Cantonese simultaneous interpretation as requested. Special guest Norman Wong, the great grandson of Wong Kim Ark, will join us for this occasion, followed by a reception with food and refreshments.

Please complete the following registration form to RSVP for this special event and to receive further updates leading up to the event. Space is limited.

For questions or comments please contact [email protected].

Time 时间: MARCH 24, 2025 from 4:00-6:00PM  2025年3月24日下午4点至6点（加州时间）

Location 地址: Chinese Culture Center(CCC) 旧金山中华文化中心, 750 Kearny St Fl 3, San Francisco, CA 94108

 

Schedule of Events

Book Talk with Bianca Mabute-Louie

📆 March 24, 2025
⏰ 12:00-1:00PM
📍Online

Join us for a virtual book talk hosted by the Chinese Historical Society of America Museum with Bianca Mabute-Louie, author of Unassimilable. In this powerful and deeply personal book, Mabute-Louie explores the complexities of Asian American identity, anti-Blackness, and the myths of assimilation. Through history, personal narrative, and sharp analysis, Unassimilable challenges readers to rethink race, belonging, and solidarity in America.

REGISTER HERE

 

Community Symposium on Wong Kim Ark’s Legacy and the Struggle for Citizenship

📆 March 24, 2025
⏰ 4:00-6:00 PM
📍Chinese Culture Center of San Francisco

Be part of a powerful community symposium on Wong Kim Ark and the fight for citizenship. This gathering will bring together legal scholars, historians, advocates, and community members for a compelling series of panel discussions on birthright citizenship, Wong Kim Ark’s enduring legacy, and the ongoing struggle for justice. Special guest Norman Wong, the great-grandson of Wong Kim Ark, will join us for this occasion, followed by a reception.

Live interpretation in Mandarin and Cantonese available.

REGISTER HERE

 

Chinatown History & Art Tour

📆 March 27, 2025
⏰ 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM (SOLD OUT); 1:00 PM – 3:30 PM (second tour added)
📍Chinese Culture Center of San Francisco

In celebration of the 127th anniversary of Wong Kim Ark’s landmark case, the Chinese Culture Center (CCC) invites you to a special, intimate edition of our Chinatown History & Art Tour (C.H.A.T.). This small-group experience explores Chinatown’s vibrant history, art, and activism, highlighting the legacy of Wong Kim Ark, a son of San Francisco’s Chinatown whose 1898 Supreme Court victory affirmed birthright citizenship in the United States.

REGISTER HERE

 

Birthright Citizenship Resolution & Wong Kim Ark Dedication

📆 March 28, 2025
⏰ 2:00 PM
📍Intersection of Grant & Sacramento in SF Chinatown

Join us in San Francisco’s Chinatown, at the birthplace of Wong Kim Ark, to honor his legacy and the fight for birthright citizenship. This special event will feature a plaque rendering of Wong Kim Ark celebrating his enduring impact on birthright citizenship and the ongoing efforts to protect this fundamental right. Led by local activists, we’ll reflect on resolutions at the local and state levels and reaffirm our collective commitment to justice for all.

 

SF Public Library: North Beach Book Display

📆 March 24-28, 2025
⏰ Visit during library hours, times vary. 
📍North Beach Library, 850 Columbus Ave, San Francisco

The San Francisco Public Library North Beach campus will host a book display highlighting Asian American and Pacific Islander authors and titles, inspired by themes of migration, community, and resilience.

 

What You Can Do To Protect Birthright Citizenship

Our history is tied to the legacy of Wong Kim Ark and birthright citizenship, and it will take ongoing advocacy to protect this fundamental right. Here are four ways you can stay involved in the work ahead:

1. Invite a friend to attend an event as part of our weeklong series commemorating Wong Kim Ark.
2. Take action and oppose Trump’s executive order banning birthright citizenship.
3. Learn about Wong Kim Ark and Trump’s executive order to end birthright citizenship.
4. Sign up to join Stop AAPI Hate’s Many Roots, One Home campaign to fight back against Trump’s anti-immigrant agenda.

Partners

Born in the USA: Wong Kim Ark and the Fight for Citizenship” is led by Chinese for Affirmative Action and made possible by our partners including the Chinatown Media & Arts Collaborative, Perkins Coie LLP, Chinese Chamber of Commerce of San Francisco, Chinese Culture Center, Chinese Historical Society of America, Chinatown Community Development Center, Community Tenants Association, Asian Law Caucus, Asian American Bar Association, API Legal Outreach, and API Civil Rights Network.