License to Marry
Dublin Core
Title
License to Marry
Subject
Hawaii
Immigration
Migration
Immigration
Migration
Description
This marriage certificate, between N. Kohala and Chin Fung shows their place of residence, nationality, age and the minister who married the couple. Including witnesses and place of marriage. The groom is 42 and the bride 27.
This source relates to immigration rights in the territory of Hawaii after the period of Annexation. Oftentimes Asian marriage certificates were not validated in front of American judges, which lead to deportation. This source highlights that gaining an American marriage certificate could bolster someone’s claim to remaining in the territory of Hawaii. To a lesser extent, this source could be implicit of ‘picture brides’ who would come over and marry (usually) older men to gain a ‘green’ card to allowed into the territory.
This source relates to immigration rights in the territory of Hawaii after the period of Annexation. Oftentimes Asian marriage certificates were not validated in front of American judges, which lead to deportation. This source highlights that gaining an American marriage certificate could bolster someone’s claim to remaining in the territory of Hawaii. To a lesser extent, this source could be implicit of ‘picture brides’ who would come over and marry (usually) older men to gain a ‘green’ card to allowed into the territory.
Creator
Registrar of Marriages
Publisher
Hawaiian State Archives
Date
19 June 1910
Contributor
Alfie Staples
Rights
Hawaii State Archive
https://digitalcollections.hawaii.gov/greenstone3/library/collection/vitalsta/browse/CL2/1
https://digitalcollections.hawaii.gov/greenstone3/library/collection/vitalsta/browse/CL2/1
Language
English, Chinese
Type
Textual - printed/handwritten official document
Identifier
20th century Hawai'i
Files
Collection
Citation
Registrar of Marriages, “License to Marry,” The American Pacific Rim: Colonisation, Conflict and Connections, 1800-Present, accessed April 23, 2024, https://theamericanpacificrim.omeka.net/items/show/333.