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Bhagat Singh Thind (October 3, 1892 – September 15, 1967) was an Indian American writer and lecturer on spirituality who served in the United States Army during World War I and was involved in a Supreme Court case over the right of Indian people to obtain United States citizenship.
Bhagat Singh Thind, 261 U.S. 204 (1923), was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States decided that Bhagat Singh Thind, an Indian Sikh man who identified himself as an Aryan, was ineligible for naturalized citizenship in the United States.
Bhagat Singh Thind was an Indian independence activist, immigrant to the United States, and World War I veteran. His quest for naturalization is a key part of the long struggle to remove racial barriers to U.S. citizenship.
Bhagat Singh was born on October 3, 1892 in the state of Punjab, India. He came to the US in 1913 to pursue a higher education. On July 22, 1918, while still an Indian citizen, he joined the US Army to fight in World War I.
Jan 11, 2012 · The Thind decision led to the denaturalization of about fifty Asian Indian Americans who had earlier successfully applied for and received U.S. citizenship. Photo: Bhagat Singh Thind, who served in the U.S. army in World War I.
Feb 16, 2023 · Explore the life of Bhagat Singh Thind, his pursuit of education, military service, and legal battles, ultimately leading to a Supreme Court decision that reverberated through decades of immigration policy.
Jul 22, 2024 · On January 11th, 1923, the Supreme Court began hearing arguments in the United States versus Bhagat Singh Thind. This would be Thind's final chance to become a citizen by proving that he was white. The Supreme Court explicitly framed the case as a test of the Naturalization Act and its intended meaning of whiteness.
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Bhagat Singh Thind. No. 202. Argued January 11, 12, 1923. Decided February 19, 1923. 261 U.S. 204. Syllabus. 1. A high caste Hindu, of full Indian blood, born at Amrit Sar, Punjab, India, is not a "white person" within the meaning of Rev.Stats., § 2169, relating to the naturalization of aliens. P. 261 U. S. 207. 2.
Jul 6, 2020 · Bhagat Singh Thind, a native of Punjab, immigrated to America in 1913. Working in an Oregon lumber mill he paid his way through University of California, Berkeley and enlisted in the United States Army in 1917, when the United States entered World War I.
u.s. v bhagat singh thind, 261 u.s. 204 (1923) Dr. Bhagat Singh Thind was an early South Asian Sikh immigrant to the United States. He was also a defendant in the landmark Supreme Court decision that would result in the exclusion of all Asians from obtaining naturalized citizenship.
