Lee, Erika.

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.

9780199734085 0199734089

2009054343


Angel Island Immigration Station (Calif.)--History.


San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.)--Emigration and immigration.

JV6926.A65 / L44 2010

304.8/7309041