When American-born, Wong Kim Ark returns home to San Francisco after a visit to China, he's stopped and told he cannot enter: he isn't American. What happens next would forever change the national conversation on who is, and can be, American. Wong Kim Ark takes his case to the Supreme Court and argues that, as stated in the 14th Amendment, any person born in America should be granted American citizenship regardless of their race. Despite protests from xenophobic lawmakers, Wong Kim Ark ultimately prevails.
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Grace Lin is the author and illustrator of Year of the Dog, as well as 7 picture books, inc.Dim Sum for Everyone. She is also the illustrator of over 8 other books. She grew up in Upstate New York and graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design. She lives with her husband Robert.
More about Grace LinMartha Brockenbrough draws on her diverse experience in journalism, research, non-fiction and literary teen fiction to bring Alexander Hamilton to life. A powerful storyteller and narrative voice, Brockenbrough is the author of the critically acclaimed young adult novels The Game of Love and Death and Devine Intervention . She enjoys rea
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