Angel Island [electronic resource] : immigrant gateway to America / Erika Lee & Judy Yung.

By: Lee, ErikaContributor(s): Yung, Judy | ProQuest (Firm)Material type: TextTextPublication details: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2010Description: xxv, 394 p. : ill., map, portsISBN: 9780199750559 (electronic bk.)Subject(s): Angel Island Immigration Station (Calif.) -- History | San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.) -- Emigration and immigrationGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 304.8/7309041 LOC classification: JV6926.A65 | L44 2010Online resources: Click to View
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.
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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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