Chae Chan Ping v. Us « Thread Started on Nov 4, 2003, 9:23pm »
This was about a man named Chae Chan Ping who had a certificate in the United States that allowed him to come back to the United States even if he leaves the US and wants to comes back. When he was coming back to the U.S he showed the officer his certificate but wasn’t allowed back to the US. There were these restriction acts of 1884 and 1889 and he didn’t know about them so he wasn’t allowed back into the U.S. This is related to the big question because the Chinese people are discriminated by the whites because they were making laws that didn’t allow people with the right of a certificate to come back to America.
Re: Chae Chan Ping v. Us « Reply #1 on Nov 4, 2003, 11:17pm »
Chae Chan Ping who was a subject of the Emperor of China. He had a certificate that said he was allowed to go back to America and if he left, he could come back. When he was coming back, the collector of the port refused the certificate. His certificate was annulled and was forbidden to come back to America. This case relates to the big question because any Chinese person, who didn't know that America was making new laws, wouldn't know that their certificate was annulled.