03118nam 2200589 a 450 991082626140332120230120084918.00-19-975279-61-280-59496-997866136247960-19-975055-6(CKB)2670000000086290(EBL)578792(OCoLC)727647148(SSID)ssj0000588695(PQKBManifestationID)12196010(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000588695(PQKBWorkID)10649952(PQKB)10620094(Au-PeEL)EBL578792(CaPaEBR)ebr10540761(CaONFJC)MIL362479(Au-PeEL)EBL7034308(MiAaPQ)EBC578792(MiAaPQ)EBC7034308(EXLCZ)99267000000008629020091231d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrAngel Island immigrant gateway to America /Erika Lee & Judy YungOxford Oxford University Press20101 online resource (423 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-19-989615-1 0-19-973408-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.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": Japanese Immigrants on Angel Island -- Chapter 4. "The Hindu Invasion": South Asian Immigrants on Angel Island -- Chapter 5. "A Man without a Country": Korean Immigrants on Angel Island -- Chapter 6. "Seeking Freedom and a Good Living": Russian Immigrants and Refugees on Angel Island -- Chapter 7. "El Norte": Mexican Immigrants on Angel Island -- Chapter 8. From "U.S. Nationals" to "Aliens Ineligible to Citizenship": Filipino Immigrants on Angel Island -- Chapter 9. Saving Angel Island -- Epilogue. The Legacy of Angel Island -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Resources.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 Philippines, Korea, Russia, Mexico, and over seventy other countries. The full history of these immigrants and their experiences on Angel Island is told for the first time in this landmark book, published to commemorate the immigration station's 100th anniversary. Based on extensive new research and oral histories, Angel Island:San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.)Emigration and immigration304.8/7309041Lee Erika824999Yung Judy953216MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910826261403321Angel Island3952485UNINA