Hong Yen Chang came to America at a difficult time.
In the mid-1800s, Chinese immigrants didn’t simply encounter bigotry. State and federal laws severely restricted their rights and barred them from becoming U.S. citizens. Still, Chang used his Connecticut education as a springboard to overcome many obstacles and become the first person of Chinese ancestry to be licensed as a lawyer in the United States.
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