For the first time in months, Norman Wong breathed a sigh of relief.
The Bay Area resident and great-grandson of Wong Kim Ark — a San Francisco-born Chinese American cook whose case helped establish birthright citizenship 128 years ago — spent the last year crisscrossing the country, defending a right he couldn’t believe was in jeopardy.
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When the Supreme Court rejected President Donald Trump’s efforts to undo the right with a 2025 executive order, Norman Wong allowed himself a rare moment of celebration.
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