| Description |
xxv, 394 p. : ill., map, ports. |
| 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. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
Angel Island Immigration Station (Calif.) -- History.
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San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.) -- Emigration and immigration.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Yung, Judy.
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ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
0199734089 |
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9780199734085 |
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9780199750559 (electronic bk.) |
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