Format:
1 online resource (364 pages)
ISBN:
9780199750559
Content:
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 full history of these immigrants and their experiences on Angel Island is told for the first time in this landmark book.
Content:
Cover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- CONTENTS -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- A Note on Language and Terminology -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- CHAPTER ONE GUARDING THE GOLDEN GATE The Life and Business of the Immigration Station -- CHAPTER TWO "ONE HUNDRED KINDS OF OPPRESSIVE LAWS" Chinese Immigrants in the Shadow of Exclusion -- CHAPTER THREE "AGONY, ANGUISH, AND ANXIETY" Chinese Immigrants in the Shadow of Exclusion -- CHAPTER FOUR "OBSTACLES THIS WAY, BLOCKADES THAT WAY" South Asian Immigrants, U.S. Exclusion, and the Gadar Movement -- CHAPTER FIVE "A PEOPLE WITHOUT A COUNTRY" Korean Refugee Students and Picture Brides -- CHAPTER SIX IN SEARCH OF FREEDOM AND OPPORTUNITY Russians and Jews in the Promised Land -- CHAPTER SEVEN EL NORTE Mexican Immigrants on Angel Island -- CHAPTER EIGHT FROM "U.S. NATIONALS" TO "ALIENS" Filipino Migration and Repatriation through Angel Island -- CHAPTER NINE SAVING ANGEL ISLAND -- EPILOGUE THE LEGACY OF ANGEL ISLAND -- Appendix -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780199734085
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9780199734085
Language:
English
Keywords:
Electronic books
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/kxp/detail.action?docID=578792
