The number of buildings and the size of barrack are small beyond my expectation, even though not all buildings have remained. Fortunately, volunteers in the museum provided a history tour, which introduced visitors the history of this island in details. The conductor took and showed us several rooms. These rooms are pretty small and just like prison, where all immigrants had to wait for long time until they were allowed to enter the United States mainland. It must have been very uncomfortable for anyone to stay in such a small room for uncountable days and nights while he or she would only have a dream, but not a promising future.
I was especially shocked after visiting those
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Immigration to Ellis Island
... There are three main areas of screening and entrance for immigrants to go through: Ellis Island, Angel Island, and El Paso. Each ... (1870 7
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Immigration in America
... While Europeans arrived on the East Coast, Asiansprimarily Chinese arrived on the West Coast and gained admission through one main part: Angel Island in San ... (19228
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Immigration of Li Keng Wong
... days over the Pacific ocean and we landed in San Francisco, we were then transfered from the USS Hoover onto a small ferry that would send us to Angel Island. ... (13245
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Chinese Exclusion Act
... alien. To stop illegal entry by the Chinese People, California created the ampquotEllis Island of the Westampquot Angel Island. Government ... (10184
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Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain
... Immigrants stepping off the boats first stepped onto Ellis or Angel Island where they would be greeted quickly by government organizations such as political ... (5412
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located along the coast. The number of buildings and the size of barrack are small beyond my expectation, even though not all buildings have remained. Fortunately, volunteers in the museum provided a history tour, which introduced visitors the history of this island in details. The conductor took and showed us several rooms. These rooms are pretty small and just like prison, where all immigrants had to wait for long time until they were allowed to enter the United States mainland. It must have been very uncomfortable for anyone to stay in such a small room for uncountable days and nights while he or she would only have a dream, but not a promising future.
I was especially shocked after visiting tho
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