| #260611 in Books | 2010-08-27 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 6.50 x1.65 x9.50l,1.63 | File type: PDF | 432 pages | history of Angel Island, immigration depot for Asians on West Coast||0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.| has been a joy to read|By DJ Smith|This book, bought as part of a master's program through the Gilder Lehrman Institute of United States History, has been a joy to read! It is a well-written and insightful treatise on the treatment of various immigrant groups that went through Angel Island to start a new life in America. It is an invaluable resource if you are interested in imm|||"Erika Lee and Judy Yung have written the definitive book on Angel Island. The book is meticulously researched and covers not just the Chinese experience but the experiences of all the people who passed through the immigration station. Lee and Yung have used
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 ...
You can specify the type of files you want, for your gadget.Angel Island: Immigrant Gateway to America | Erika Lee, Judy Yung. I really enjoyed this book and have already told so many people about it!
