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From time to time, we will post articles found in newspapers, magazines, and Websites about the U.S. Immigration Station on Angel Island. The links and articles in this section point to these publications' websites. The views expressed in those articles reflect the opinions of the authors solely.
This section also contains past issues of the AIISF newsletter, Passages.
On Angel Island, the walls really talk
One of the most thoughtful and thorough articles about the U.S.Immigration Station, Angel Island was printed on the front page of the L.A. Times on February 13, 2009. Written by Mary L. LaGanga, a child of Italian immigrants, the article "On Angel Island, the walls really talk" is a must-read. Read the article here.
Historic Immigrant Passage Gains New Life
AIISF Executive Director Eddie Wong was featured on National Public Radio's show "Tell Me More" on February 16, 2009. You can hear him talk with host Michel Martin about the significance of the Immigration Station as a national symbol of Pacific Immigration. Listen to the show here.
US Immigration History Preserved on Angel Island
The Associated Press released both a print story and a video essay about the U.S. Immigration Station, Angel Island in late January. It has been picked up in Denver, Boston, San Diego, Seattle, Fresno, Raleigh/Durham, and many other cities. You can find the AP video story here or by typing in Angel Island in Youtube.com and you'll see the story "US Immigration History Preserved on Angel Island."
Immigration Station Video Tour
One week before the Grand Re-Opening of the U.S.Immigration Station, Angel Island, the Bay Area News Group (Oakland Tribune, Contra Costa Times, and others) published a front-page article and a short video documentary. We wish to thank writer Matt O'Brien and videographer/photographer Jane Tyska for their excellent work. See the article and video here.
Angel Island Immigration Station prepared for February opening
The Marin Independent-Journal's Mark Prado filed this story about the restoration of the U.S. Immigration Station at Angel Island on December 10, 2008. The Marin Independent Journal posted a short video of detainee Don Lee as he toured the Detention Barrack on November 15. External Link
Bitter memories of Ellis Island of the West
Veteran San Francisco Chronicle journalist Carl Nolte has followed the Angel Island story for many years. Here's a link to his December 10, 2008 coverage of the upcoming reopening of the U.S. Immigration Station at Angel Island. External Link
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