Letter Regarding the Legal Status of a Chinese Family
10/8/1921
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J. L. Hughes, U.S. Commissioner of Immigration in Gloucester, New Jersey, sent this letter to Principal Frances L. Bowers of Keyser-Meehan Public School informing her that the Chinese family she reported was, in fact, lawfully admitted to the United States per the provisions of the Chinese Exclusion Act.
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3284-0.October 8, 1921.
Miss Frances L. Bowers,
Principal, Keyser-Meehan Public School,
Morris & Coulter Sts., Philadelphia, Pa.
Madam:
Adverting to my letter dated the 5th instant, which was in reply to your favor of September 29, 1921, respecting two Chinese children residing at 405 W. Queen Lane, Germantown, Pa., I have to inform you that an investigation conducted with relation to this matter discloses that the father of the two children in question, one YEE QUONG, is a native born citizen of the United States, and is the holder of certificate of identity No. 15320, issued to him at Vancouver, B.C., under date of May 21, 1914, as such citizen.
His wife WONG SHEE, aged 32, and his two children, YEE YIT, aged 13 (the boy), and YEE CHONG YIT, aged 7, (the girl), were regularly admitted as the wife and children of a United States citizen, at the port of San Francisco, Cal., and are in possession of bona fide certificates of identify as such, issued at said port under date of July 8, 1921.
It would appear, therefore, that the children about whom you inquired, were lawfully admitted into the United States and the provisions of the Chinese Exclusion Laws have not been violated in connection with their said entry.
Respectfully,
(Signed) J.L. Hughes,
Commissioner.
HMR
This primary source comes from the Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service.
Full Citation: Letter Regarding the Legal Status of a Chinese Family; 10/8/1921; 3284-C, Investigation re Two Chinese Children; Chinese Exclusion Act Case Files, 1895 - 1952; Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, Record Group 85; National Archives at Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/legal-status-chinese-family, September 15, 2024]Rights: Public Domain, Free of Known Copyright Restrictions. Learn more on our privacy and legal page.
