A Day in the Chinese Division (A Farce)
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A play written by Harry Hom Dow depicting 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."
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Harry Hom Dow Papers, 1911-1985 (MS 111)
Series 02: Personal Files, Box: 4, Folder: Dow, Harry Hom - plays about INS authored by Dow
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See also related play script, <a href="http://moakleyarchive.omeka.net/items/show/9172">ms-0123</a> and illustration, <a href="http://moakleyarchive.omeka.net/items/show/9171">ms-0122</a>.
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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
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Copyright is retained by the creators of items in this collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law. This item is made available for research and educational purposes by the Moakley Archive & Institute. Prior permission is required for any commercial use.
See also related play scripts, <a href="http://moakleyarchive.omeka.net/items/show/9170">ms-0121</a> and <a href="http://moakleyarchive.omeka.net/items/show/9172">ms-0123</a>.
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