Lee, Erika

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Machine generated contents note: -- Foreword -- Preface -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. A "Half-Open Door to America": Guarding the Golden Gate -- Chapter 2. "One Hundred Kinds of Oppressive Laws": Chinese Immigrants on Angel Island -- Chapter 3. "Agony, Anguish, and Anxiety": Jap…

"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 g…

"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 g…

"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 g…

From 1910 to 1940, the Angel Island immigration station in San Francisco served as the processing and detention center for over one million people from around the world. The majority of newcomers came from China and Japan, but there were also immigrants from India, the Philippin…