Why should we care even about Asian American legal history? Who is Wong Kim Ark and what did he ever do for us? To put it briefly and simply, in 1898 he challenged Congress’s discriminatory policies against the Chinese and won. To read the landmark court case, check out Cornell University Law School’s break down of the case and decision. In case reading long court records isn’t your thing though, here are the facts: Wong Kim Ark was born to two Chinese parents in the United States in 1873. In 1882, Congress passed…