AIISF Annual Fundraising Dinner
Come Celebrate our Family Legacy! AIISF's Annual Fundraising Dinner will be held on Friday, September 18, 2009 at 6pm to 9pm.
Scenes from the Reopening of the U.S. Immigration Station, Angel Island
Scenes from the Reopening of the U.S. Immigration Station, Angel IslandFilmmaker Jeffrey Chin contributes this introductory segment of a three-part series on Robert Hong, a former detainee, who was 11 years old in 1936 when he first landed on Angel Island. Stay tuned for more segments in the weeks ahead.
Final Push to Save Angel Island and all state parks - Send Your California Legislator An Urgent Message to Save Angel Island
This is it. The final push. Democratic bills to add revenue to offset the budget deficit have failed to pass in the Senate on Thursday, June 25. It's now up to the Big Five: Gov., Assembly and Senate leaders to develop a budget package that can fly. We need YOU to tell them how important it is to continue funding the state parks. Please fax your letter to:
Gov. Schwarzenegger - 916 445-2841; Speaker Bass - 916 319-2147; Senate President Steinberg - 916 323-2263; Senator Hollingsworth - 916 447-9008; and Assemblymember Sam Blakeslee - 916 319-2133.
Thank you very much. One way or another, we're determined to keep the parks open and to allow visitors to see the historic Immigration Station. Please send your letters ASAP. A vote is expected before June 30.
The immigration experience is a common thread binding the histories of most Americans. Whether escaping persecution, poverty or lack of economic prospects, immigrants have come to the United States for the ideals it represents — freedom, democracy, and opportunity. Most Americans know the story of Ellis Island, where immigrants crossing the Atlantic Ocean were processed. But the story of its West Coast counterpart, Angel Island, is little-known.
Located in the middle of San Francisco Bay, Angel Island Immigration Station was routinely the first stop for immigrants crossing the Pacific Ocean. The Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation (AIISF) is the nonprofit partner of California State Parks and the National Park Service in the effort to preserve, restore and interpret the historic immigration station.
Located in the middle of San Francisco Bay, Angel Island Immigration Station was routinely the first stop for immigrants crossing the Pacific Ocean. The Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation (AIISF) is the nonprofit partner of California State Parks and the National Park Service in the effort to preserve, restore and interpret the historic immigration station.