Naturalization Act of 1790 Enacted
The first federal naturalization law limited citizenship to 'free white persons,' establishing the racial bar that would later exclude Asian immigrants from naturalizing for over 150 years.
On this day
March 26
Miyoshi Umeki Wins an Academy Award
Miyoshi Umeki won Best Supporting Actress for Sayonara, becoming the first performer of Asian descent to win an acting Oscar. (Shares Mar 26 with the 1790 Naturalization Act.)