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Explores the history of Angel Island, the location of a U.S. immigration site on the West Coast from 1910-40. Explains how the site was discriminatory towards Asian immigrants, particularly Chinese immigrants, and details the long hours of waiting and interrogation the immigrants were forced to endure. Includes photographs, sidebars, questions, and a glossary.
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A middle-grade history of the "other Ellis Island" traces how Angel Island served as an entry point for one million Asian immigrants to the United States in the early 20th century, drawing on memoirs, diaries, letters and "wall poems" discovered at the facility long after it closed to describe the center's screening process, immigration policies and eventual renaissance as a historic site.