Angel Island : immigrant gateway to America /
Erika Lee, Judy Yung.
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.
- [xxvii], 394 p. : ill., map ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
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Angel Island Immigration Station (Calif.)--History.
San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.)--Emigration and immigration.