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Author Lee, Erika.

Title Angel Island : immigrant gateway to America / Erika Lee, Judy Yung.

Publication Info. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.

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 Granby, Main Library - Adult  304.873 LEE    Check Shelf
Description [xxvii], 394 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents 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.
Subject Angel Island Immigration Station (Calif.) -- History.
San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.) -- Emigration and immigration.
Added Author Yung, Judy.
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