How A Supreme Court Case Redefined Whiteness
In 1923, the Supreme Court revoked an Indian man’s citizenship which would go on to have devastating consequences for other Indian immigrants as well. The reason? He wasn’t white. What does this case, United States v. Bhagat Singh Thind, tell us about the larger history of race, white supremacy, and citizenship in America?
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We are very grateful for our Subject Matter Expert Hardeep Dhillon, whose original research contributed greatly to this story. Dhillon is an educator and historian of US immigration & law. She earned her doctorate at Harvard University in History with a secondary field of study in Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies. You can read more about her work at: https://live-sas-www-history.pantheon.sas.upenn.edu/people/hardeep-dhillon
Erika Lee is the Bae Family Professor of History and Radcliffe Alumnae Professor at Harvard University. She has written “Made in Asian America: A History for Young People” and “The Making of Asian America: A History”. You can read more about her work at: https://www.radcliffe.harvard.edu/people/erika-lee-radcliffe-professor
Check out the South Asian American Digital Archive (SAADA): https://www.saada.org/
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