tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826248344207578284.post651969290116478739..comments2024-03-03T11:33:31.376-05:00Comments on Family Sleuther: The Expatriation of AncillaFamily Sleutherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11584864778317578299noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826248344207578284.post-65757382135094474642020-08-31T17:40:02.270-04:002020-08-31T17:40:02.270-04:00The internment of the Japanese didn't begin un...The internment of the Japanese didn't begin until 1942 after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Ancilla completed submitted her petition in August 1941. She may have seen an alarming increase, though, in anti-immigrant and racist rhetoric. Family Sleutherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11584864778317578299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826248344207578284.post-71206251338302851962020-08-31T15:55:48.375-04:002020-08-31T15:55:48.375-04:00Maybe she noticed how US-born people of Japanese d...Maybe she noticed how US-born people of Japanese descent were being treated and realized how vulnerable she might be?Marianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08873605766046172611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826248344207578284.post-56201165069389368472020-08-28T21:10:00.826-04:002020-08-28T21:10:00.826-04:00I bet you're right. I'm sure, with Mussoli...I bet you're right. I'm sure, with Mussolini in power, they had connections to the Italian community and news that made clear that conflict was on the horizon.Family Sleutherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11584864778317578299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826248344207578284.post-56217845677321099162020-08-26T22:25:45.972-04:002020-08-26T22:25:45.972-04:00Maybe she saw war coming and wanted to be sure she...Maybe she saw war coming and wanted to be sure she could vote in the elections to come in 1942 and 1944?Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15720293202890878993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826248344207578284.post-19356998526215434532020-08-26T22:13:26.798-04:002020-08-26T22:13:26.798-04:00You're correct. American men marrying immigran...You're correct. American men marrying immigrant women did not lose their citizenship.<br /><br />Her husband did eventually naturalize, but not until the late 1950's. I'm not exactly sure whether she would have automatically had her citizenship restored or if she still would have had to complete a form. <br /><br />I do wonder why she filled out the form when she did. I wonder if something necessitated her having her citizenship. Family Sleutherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11584864778317578299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826248344207578284.post-8973618031604797522020-08-24T16:31:58.430-04:002020-08-24T16:31:58.430-04:00Wow, I never knew about this. How awful! Not only ...Wow, I never knew about this. How awful! Not only anti-immigrant, but terribly sexist. I assume men didn't lose their citizenship by marrying a foreign born man. I am glad that your GGM had the guts to stand up for her rights and regain her rights as a US citizen.<br /><br />Did her husband naturalize? Would her citizenship have been restored automatically if he did? Or did it not matter whether he was naturalized or not?Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15720293202890878993noreply@blogger.com