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#OTD In the wake of the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 was the first significant law restricting immigration into the United States. The 1895 Supreme Court case of Wong Kim Ark, a Chinese-American man born in San Francisco, ensured birthright citizenship was guaranteed to all children born in the United States by the 14th Amendment to the US Constitution. His victory ensured other American-born children of immigrants could not have their citizenship and related rights taken away.
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While many people may face relatively low risk, experts maintain COVID-19 is not gone with new variants popping up regularly. It is important to stay safe to help keep our communities safe. The updated COVID-19 vaccine is now available and designed to protect against XBB.1.5 and should also protect against more recent virus strains, including EG.5 and BA.2.86. Get vaccinated! Get boosted!
Learn more about the new shot, who is best suited to receive the RSV vaccine, and the four variants served by this season's flu shot, and find out where to get them here: www.vaccines.gov/
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"Individuals possessing "at least 1/16 Japanese blood" were required to leave their homes and dispose of their possessions and businesses and were given a paper identification tag."
#OTD in 1942 the US government began evictions of 200 residents of Japanese American descent on Bainbridge Island in Washington state. If they did not evacuate their homes within six days on March 30, they would be subject to criminal penalties. Part of the Japanese American Incarceration during WWII resulted from President Roosevelt signing Executive Order 9066 and sending 125,000 people to camps without due process. Families lost their homes businesses and communities.
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Mar. 24, 1942 | U.S. Government Begins Army-Directed Evictions of Japanese Americans
Learn more about our history of racial injustice.Last week, Dr. Karen Korematsu visited Fred Korematsu's alma mater (1937) in Oakland, California, and spoke to students. ... See MoreSee Less