In 1922,the Supreme Court ruled that Asian-Pacific Americans were not white and therefore were not entitled to full citizenship rights.

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This statement is true. The Supreme Court case in question is Ozawa v. United States, in which Takao Ozawa, a Japanese immigrant who had lived in the United States for over 20 years, applied for citizenship but was denied because he was not considered "white." The Court ruled that under the Naturalization Act of 1790, which restricted citizenship to "free white persons," Ozawa could not be granted citizenship.

In 1922,the Supreme Court Ruled That Asian-Pacific Americans Were Not