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.
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.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Erika Lee is Professor of History and Asian American Studies at the University of Minnesota. She is the author of At America's Gates: Chinese Immigration during the Exclusion Era, 1882-1943. Judy Yung is Professor Emerita of American Studies at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Her books include Island: Poetry and History of Chinese Immigrants on Angel Island and Unbound Feet: A Social History of Chinese Women in San Francisco.
Inhaltsangabe
* Foreword * Preface * 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 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 Refuge, Freedom, and Opportunity: Russians, Jews, and Mennonites 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 9: Saving Angel Island * Epilogue: The Legacy of Angel Island * Appendix A * Appendix B * Appendix C * Notes/ Bibliography * Notes/ Bibliography
* Foreword * Preface * 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 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 Refuge, Freedom, and Opportunity: Russians, Jews, and Mennonites 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 9: Saving Angel Island * Epilogue: The Legacy of Angel Island * Appendix A * Appendix B * Appendix C * Notes/ Bibliography * Notes/ Bibliography
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