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Wong Chin Foo (1847-1898) was a Chinese-American activist, journalist, lecturer, and writer, one of the most prolific Chinese writers in the San Francisco press of the 19th century. Wong, born in Jimo Shandong Province China, was among the first Chinese immigrants to be naturalized in 1873. Wong was dedicated to fighting for the equal rights of Chinese-American at the time of the Chinese Exclusion Act. Nowadays Chinese-American consider Wong as the Chinese "Dr. Martin Luther King" because of Wong's tremendous efforts and huge sacrifices to defend Chinese-American's honor in that difficult time.

王清福（1847年-1898年）是一位出生在中国山东省即墨市的一位政治活动家，记者，演说家和19世纪美国旧金山市最多产的作家. 1873年，王清福作为第一批获得美国国籍的中国人，在当时美国排华的形势下，他致力于为美国华人争取平等权利. 现在的美国华人把王清福当作是华人的“马丁路德金博士”，因为王清福在那个困难的时代为了维护美国华人的尊严和荣誉做出了极大的努力和巨大的牺牲.

Biography
1847 Was born in Jimo, Shandong province. Wong chin foo’s real name was Wong Yan ping. Wong’s family was rich. Wong’s father Wong Fang Chong failed at managing their family property, which was snatched by their relatives. Wong became a beggar and moved to Peng Lai with his parents.

1861-1867 Adopted by a missionary couple and baptized into the Baptist faith. Relocate to United States with the couple. They gave Wong a English name Charles.

1869-1870 Studied at preparatory school in Washington, D.C and Lewisburg (now named Bucknell University) in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. (1870) Returned to China and worked as an interpreter for Qing Government in Chinese Maritime Customs Service in Zhejiang and Shanghai. Wong made speeches to advocate for social and economic change as well as for political reform, advocated the prohibition of opium.

1872-1874 Wong was excommunicated from the Shanghai Baptist Church. In 1873 after the birth of his son Wong forced out of China to Japan for his revolutionary activism. Went back to United States and became a citizen.

1874-1883 traveled &lectured in USA

1883-1892 In U.S. Wong found a newspaper The Chinese American in New York and an association of Chinese American voters, and the Chinese Equal Right League to campaign against the U.S. policy of Chinese Exclusion.

1887 Wong’s wrote an essay "Why Am I a Heathen?" in favor of traditional Chinese beliefs.

1898 Wong left United States for a family reunion in China

1898 Wong died of heart failure in Weihai.