He Won Birthright Citizenship for All. His Own Family Never Knew.
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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Anti‑Chinese theories cited in birthright citizenship case
The Trump White House is citing legal arguments originally posed by people widely considered racist as the legal foundation to overturn birthright citizenship, the Washington Post reports.
Securing the Future: Intergenerational Mobility and Homeownership Among AANHPIs
In a recent report, Urban Institute researchers provide the first comprehensive, life-cycle trajectory analysis of wealth building anchored in homeownership for AANHPI households over the past two decades. By tracing how wealth evolves across the life cycle—from accumulation and use to preservation and transfer—this report reveals barriers that persist well beyond market entry. For example, … Read more
Half of Asian Americans still seen as foreign regardless of birthplace, new survey shows
The State of Chinese Americans Survey reports stark data on the pervasive impact of the perpetual foreigner stereotype.
The United States at 250: How the Country Has Changed in the Past 50 Years
Ahead of the nation’s birthday, Pew Research Center identified some prominent trends across key areas of American life: demographics, work, family and economics. Our 50-year comparisons are based on U.S. Census Bureau data collected between 1970 and 2024.
How Americans view racial diversity ahead of the country’s 250th anniversary
As the United States turns 250, the country’s population is more racially and ethnically diverse than in previous decades. Overall, Americans tend to see that as more of a good thing than a bad thing, according to recent Pew Research Center surveys.