"What U.S. Citizenship Means To India"
An abridged version of a speech given by Aftab Ali on May 18, 1944 at an Indian Association for American Citizenship dinner. Aftab Ali was President of the Indian Seamen’s Union. Ali mentioned that while Indians risk their lives fighting against Germany and Japan, a dozen Indian seamen were detained at Ellis Island.
Hindu is Granted U.S. Citizenship
Clipping of a newspaper report entitled "Hindu Is Granted U.S. Citizenship." The article reports on Sakharam Ganesh Pandit, who was accorded to the status of a citizen.
Letter from Walter J. Klingenberg to Senate Committee on Immigration
Letter from Walter J. Klingenberg to the Senate Committee on Immigration. Klingenberg, an Air Corps Lieutenant who served in India and Burma during World War II, argues against a proposed bill that would allow Indian nationals to immigrate to the US, based on his perception that Indian immigrants would refuse to assimilate.
Letter from Leeman Anderson to Lt. Klingenberg
Letter from Leeman Anderson, chief administrative assistant to Senator Richard B. Russell, to Lt. Walter J. Klingenberg, acknowledging Klingenberg’s previous letter urging Russell and the Senate Committee on Immigration not to adopt new legislature allowing Indian immigration to the US.
Letter from D.W. Caufield to Chairman of Senate Committee on Immigration
Letter from D.W. Caufield to the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Immigration. Caufield, a Navy veteran, argues that he fought for all to enjoy liberty in the US, and as such he is in favor of the proposed bill allowing immigration from India.
Letter from John Alden and Viola P. Buckler to Senator Richard B. Russell
Letter from John Alden and Viola P. Buckler to Senator Richard B. Russell, arguing in favor of a proposed bill allowing Indian nationals to immigrate to the US and become naturalized citizens. They point to their own friends, Mr. and Mrs. Baboo Ram Teree, as examples of upstanding and successful Indians living in the US.
Certificate of Naturalization for Avnashi Ram Premi
Certificate of naturalization for Abnashi Ram (here written as Avinasi Ram Premi) dated April 10th, 1953. The certificate lists Ram as residing in Los Angeles and his age as 53 at the time of naturalization.
K.C. Kerwell Naturalization Certificate
Certificate of Naturalization issued by the United States Department of Labor for Karm Chandra Kerwell on March 23, 1918, listing Kerwell as a resident of Michigan and certifying him as a naturalized U.S. citizen.
Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965
Record of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965, also known as the Hart–Celler Act or the 1965 Immigration Act. The law—signed by Speaker of the House John W. McCormack and Vice President Hubert Humphrey and including a handwritten note that reads "Lyndon B.
S.331
S.331, a 1945 bill introduced by Senator Joseph H. Ball intended to authorize admission and naturalization for South Asians under a quota system.