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Bill To Permit All People From India Residing in the U.S. to Be Naturalized (1945)
Transcript for the 1945 U.S. Senate hearing to discuss Bill S. 237, which would permit all people from India residing in the United States to be naturalized. The meeting was held on April 26, 1945, and the Bill was introduced on January 10, 1945 by North Dakota Senator William Langer. The transcript record statements made by Edward J.

Map from Bill S. 237 Illustrating Asiatic Zone of Barred Citizenship (1945)
Map from Bill S. 237 that illustrates the "Asiatic zone" of barred citizenship. In other words, immigrants from these areas were not permitted to gain U.S. citizenship.

Letter from Taraknath Das to William Arba Ellis
Letter from Taraknath Das to William Arba Ellis dated April 8, 1912. Das updates Ellis on his education plans, and mentions that he is attempting to become a U.S citizen, after which point he may go to the Philippines as a teacher.

Letter from Taraknath Das to H.R. Roberts
Letter from Taraknath Das to H.R. Roberts dated June 9, 1914, thanking him for his help in being admitted as a citizen of the U.S.

Memorandum on Proposed Legislation
Memorandum on Proposed Legislation to Authorize the Naturalization and Admission Into the United States Under a Quota of Eastern Hemisphere Indians of India, presented by Sirdar J.J. Singh, President of India League of America. The document contains an assortment of statements by vested interests (U.S.

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.

Here's Letter To The World From Suicide
Article titled "Here's Letter To The World From Suicide" from the March 17, 1928 edition of the San Francisco Examiner. The article reports on the suicide of Vaishno Das Bagai, and reprints the letter he left for newspapers.

Certificate of Naturalization for Vaishno Das Bagai
Certificate of naturalization for Vaishno Das Bagai, issued on March 7, 1921 in San Francisco.

Certificate of Naturalization for Mahesh Bansal Chandra
Certificate of Naturalization for Mahesh Chandra, issued on April 25, 1952.

Certification of Indian Citizenship for Ramesh Chandra
Certificate of Indian citizenship for Ramesh Chandra dated June 26, 1950. The certificate includes information about Chandra's father, place of birth, and present address.

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