New U.S. Historical Landmarks

In San Francisco’s Bay, Angel Island Immigration Station opened for public tours in February 2009, nearly 70 years after the “Ellis Island of the West” shut down. Leading up to WWII, about one million immigrants were detained on the island for months, sometimes years, trying to get into the U.S. Humiliating exams and poor, crowded living conditions led many to carve heart-wrenching poems into the barracks’ wooden walls. Read the article here.

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."