Illustration of an scene from Harry Hom Dow's play, "A Day in the Chinese Division"

Illustration of an scene from Harry Hom Dow's play, "A Day in the Chinese Division"

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Hand drawn illustration of a scene from a play written by Harry Hom Dow about the review of a case in the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service in which the applicant, a Chinese man played by Dow, is denied admission to the United States after being caught with a "coaching document." The caption at the bottom of the drawing reads, "Wan To Go applies for admission to the U.S.," and the inscription reads, "To Harry, a memento of the night Jan. 7, 1938, [signature indiscernible]"

Harry Hom Dow Papers, 1911-1985 (MS 111)

Series 02: Personal Files, Box: 4, Folder: Dow, Harry Hom - plays about INS authored by Dow

See also related play scripts, ms-0121 and ms-0123.

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ms-0122