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The certificate had pale green ribbons and a gold seal. It was signed by A. Caminetti, Commissioner General of Immigration and Louis F. Post, Assistant Secretary of Labor.

Information from pages 2 & 3: Description of bearer: Height: 5 feet 6 inches; Hair: gray; eyes: brown; place of birth: Portland, Oregon; date of birth October 24, 1877; occupation: none The passport was valid for two months and could not be…

Dr. Kin thanks Theodore Roosevelt for the generous deeds he has done on her behalf. She remarks upon a matter concerning passports, and wonders about the nature of immigration restrictions that do not allow people like her who have graduated from…

the sample Chinese Exclusion files shows what documents a Chinese needs to carry before entering the U.S. and what a Chinese person experience at the customs

Chinese Exclusion Act case files, RG 85, National Archives-Seattle, Wong F. Pershing case file, Seattle Box 827, file 7030/13628.

Wong's photo and Letters

a photo of Wong Kim Ark

Wong Cee Wong (Henry Hope Wong), Wong Haw Bo (Paul), Wong Loy Bo (Roy), Wong Jung Bo (James), Wong Foo Bo (Raymond), Wong Yit Ho (Ruth), and their parents: Wong Fook On (William Hope Wong) and Chun Yow.

This letter is from Wong Fook’s employer. Wong Fook lost his original certificate of residence about 1901 or 2. He reapplied about three years later and received a duplicate certificate. That certificate was destroyed in a fire on 12th April 1909. In…

Tom Doon married Lee Ping on 4 July 1927. They lived in Tucson, AZ.