Island: Poetry and History of Chinese Immigrants on Angel Island, 1910-1940 by Him Mark Lai, Genny Lim, Judy Yung

Island: Poetry and History of Chinese Immigrants on Angel Island, 1910-1940

Him Mark Lai, Genny Lim, Judy Yung

384 pages first pub 1980 (view editions)

nonfiction history poetry challenging informative reflective medium-paced
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In the early twentieth century, most Chinese immigrants coming to the United States were detained at the Angel Island Immigration Station in San Francisco Bay. There, they were subject to physical exams, interrogations, and often long detentions a...

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