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Join Dr. Matthew Hernando as he tells the story of the origins and development of the legal doctrine known as birthright citizenship from the perspective of three unique individuals: John Elk, an American Indian from the Winnebago tribe, who lost a suit for his citizenship before the U.S. Supreme Court in 1884, Wong Kim Ark of Los Angeles, the son of Chinese immigrants, who won a case before the same court in 1898, and a young man named Santiago from the Laoag City in the province of Ilocos Norte, Philippines, who emigrated to the United States, fought in World War II, and died an American.

Matthew Hernando is an instructor in History and Humanities at Coconino Community College. He earned his Ph.D. in history at Louisiana State University, and he has taught history at the collegiate level for over 13 years.

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