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Asian Americans and U.S. Law Casebook

Divesting Citizenship: On Asian American History and the Loss of Citizenship Through Marriage (2005)

Leti Volpp, 53 UCLA L. Rev. 405

Read the following sections:

Introduction (406-411)

I.A. Race and Citizenship (411-418)

I.B. Gender and Citizenship (418-419)

I.C. The 1855 Act (419-425)

I.D. The 1907 Expatriation Act (425-431)

I.E. The 1922 Cable Act (432-442)

I.F. Repeal of the Cable Act (443-447)

I.G. The Restoration of Women's Citizenship Act (447-449)

 

II.B. The Citizenship of Alien Citizens (453-455)

II.C. Gender, Race, and Citizenship (456-458)

II.E. Citizenship, Status, and Conduct (469-472)