Early Chinese Immigration

• • • Chinese Exclusion Act movie?

    • Daniels, Guarding the Golden Door, CH2: Triumph of Old Nativism 

    • Comparing Ellis Island and Ellis Island (https://youtu.be/XgHkLfvFYtA)

Rights During Exclusion

• • • Birthright Citizenship

      • VanSickle, A., Tate, J., & Cai, A. (2026, March 31). How Immigration Policies Like Birthright Citizenship Shaped the Supreme Court Justices’ Histories. Nytimes.com; The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/31/us/politics/supreme-court-birthright-family-histories.html 

      • ‌Marimow, A. E. (2026, March 30). Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Order at Supreme Court Splits Conservative Scholars. The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/30/us/politics/supreme-court-trump-birthright-conservatives.html?searchResultPosition=5  

      • ‌Igielnik, R. (2026, March 31). Most Americans Favor Birthright Citizenship. That Wasn’t Always True. Nytimes.com; The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/31/us/politics/birthright-citizenship-support.html?searchResultPosition=2 

    • Constitutional Protections

      • Neuman, Gerald L. 2005. “Wong Wing v. United States: The Bill of Rights Protects Illegal Aliens.” Chapter 2 in Immigration Stories. Edited by David A. Martin. New York: Foundation Press. (http://tinyurl.com/htbz63y) (20pgs)