Book cover for I Am An American : The Wong Kim Ark Story
Description
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 isn't American. After being imprisoned on a ship for months, Wong Kim Ark takes his case to the Supreme Court and argues any person born in America is an American citizen. An important picture book that introduces young readers to the young man who challenged the Supreme Court for his right to be an American citizen and won, confirming birthright citizenship for all Americans.
Publisher Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN10 031642692X
ISBN13 9780316426923
Number of Pages 40
File Size EP-25MB
Shelf Number NF643
Grade Range 0 - 3
Ages 5 - 8
Format EPub Download, Voice Text