ISBN:
9780199750559
,
0199750556
Language:
English
Pages:
Online Ressource (xxv, 394 p.)
,
ill., map.
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Lee, Erika Angel Island
DDC:
304.87309041
Keywords:
Angel Island Immigration Station (Calif.) History
;
Angel Island Immigration Station (Calif.)
;
Angel Island Immigration Station (Calif.) History
;
Angel Island Immigration Station (Calif.)
;
Social Science
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Political Science
;
Emigration and immigration
;
Law, Politics & Government
;
Immigration & Emigration
;
SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Emigration & Immigration
;
History
;
San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.) Emigration and immigration
;
California
;
San Francisco Bay Area
;
San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.) Emigration and immigration
;
California ; San Francisco Bay Area
;
Electronic books History
;
Electronic books
Abstract:
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
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on print version record
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