How Wong Kim Ark’s legacy reignited the fight for birthright citizenship

Remembering the past

But advocates in San Francisco are working to ensure Wong's memory is never forgotten again.

In San Francisco’s Chinatown — the oldest of its kind in the US — organisers recently unveiled a mural depicting Wong beneath the slogan, "I am an American." It is painted on the site where he was born, at 751 Sacramento Stre...