Angel Island

Author : Erika Lee
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780199752799
Total Pages : 432 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Angel Island written by Erika Lee and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2010-08-30 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From 1910 to 1940, over half a million people sailed through the Golden Gate, hoping to start a new life in America. But they did not all disembark in San Francisco; instead, most were ferried across the bay to the Angel Island Immigration Station. For many, this was the real gateway to the United States. For others, it was a prison and their final destination, before being sent home. In this landmark book, historians Erika Lee and Judy Yung (both descendants of immigrants detained on the island) provide the first comprehensive history of the Angel Island Immigration Station. Drawing on extensive new research, including immigration records, oral histories, and inscriptions on the barrack walls, the authors produce a sweeping yet intensely personal history of Chinese "paper sons," Japanese picture brides, Korean students, South Asian political activists, Russian and Jewish refugees, Mexican families, Filipino repatriates, and many others from around the world. Their experiences on Angel Island reveal how America's discriminatory immigration policies changed the lives of immigrants and transformed the nation. A place of heartrending history and breathtaking beauty, the Angel Island Immigration Station is a National Historic Landmark, and like Ellis Island, it is recognized as one of the most important sites where America's immigration history was made. This fascinating history is ultimately about America itself and its complicated relationship to immigration, a story that continues today.

Author : H. Mark Lai
Publisher : San Francisco Study Center
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 190 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Island written by H. Mark Lai and published by San Francisco Study Center. This book was released on 1980 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Branwell Fanning
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780738547190
Total Pages : 138 pages
Book Rating : 4.90/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Angel Island written by Branwell Fanning and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2006 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Angel Island, in the Town of Tiburon, is a mile-square jewel set in San Francisco Bay that attracts thousands of visitors each year. Few of those who hike, bike, camp, or enjoy the spectacular vistas in this California State Park realize its diverse history. From the Spanish ships that anchored at Ayala Cove in 1775 to the 1960s cold war-era missile silos, Angel Island has endured to become one of the most popular parks in the state. Although many building were demolished, there are still countless reminders of the island's multifaceted evolution, including a quarantine station, army base, and immigration station.

Author : Russell Freedman
Publisher : Clarion Books
ISBN 13 : 9780544810891
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Angel Island written by Russell Freedman and published by Clarion Books. This book was released on 2016-10-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Looks at the history of the port of entry off the coast of California that was "the other Ellis Island" for Asian immigrants to the United States between 1892 and 1940.

Author : Lori Mortensen
Publisher : Capstone
ISBN 13 : 1404847049
Total Pages : 14 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Angel Island written by Lori Mortensen and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2008-07-01 with total page 14 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes Angel Island Immigration Station and why it is a symbol of hope and struggle.

Author : Alice K. Flanagan
Publisher : Capstone
ISBN 13 : 9780756517243
Total Pages : 52 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Angel Island written by Alice K. Flanagan and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2005-09 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A look at the immigration station on the West coast.

Author : John Soennichsen
Publisher : Angel Island Association
ISBN 13 : 9780966735222
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Miwoks to Missiles written by John Soennichsen and published by Angel Island Association. This book was released on 2001 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first complete history of Angel Island -- a journey through more than 200 years: Miwok Indians, Spanish explorers, soldiers, immigrants appear here in their varied roles -- a kaleidoscope of people and events from 1775 to the present.

Author : Katrina Saltonstall Currier
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780966735277
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Kai's Journey to Gold Mountain written by Katrina Saltonstall Currier and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On his 12th birthday, Kai learns that he must leave his home in China and journey alone to Gold MountainAmericato live with his father. The year is 1934, and the U.S. does not welcome Chinese immigrants. When Kai arrives he is detained on Angel Island in a crowded barracks, with harsh interrogations and the threat of being returned to China. Will Kai ever be free to join his father?

Author : Jamie Kallio
Publisher : Cherry Lake
ISBN 13 : 1631377043
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Angel Island Immigration written by Jamie Kallio and published by Cherry Lake. This book was released on 2014-08-01 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book relays the factual details of immigration through the Angel Island station, which is near San Francisco, California. The narrative provides multiple accounts of the event, and readers learn details through the point of view of a male Chinese immigrant, a Chinese woman coming to join her immigrant husband, and a missionary woman trying to help Chinese immigrants. The text offers opportunities to compare and contrast various perspectives in the text while gathering and analyzing information about a historical event.

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780371565186
Total Pages : 366 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Defence of Virginia written by and published by . This book was released on 2020-03-09 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: