In what year did Lorenzo Gamboa apply for a visitor's visa to Australia?
1946
1947
1948
1949
Answer
Lorenzo Gamboa applied for a visitor's visa to Australia in 1948, but was refused by Immigration Minister Arthur Calwell. Calwell believed that allowing Gamboa into the country would promote miscegenation.
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What bill did the Philippine House of Representatives pass in response to the Gamboa case?
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In which branch of the military did Lorenzo Gamboa serve?
What was the outcome of the Gamboa case for Australia-Philippines relations?
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