February 24, 2022

By Ritu Jha

When in 1910 Angel Island was established as an immigration station in the San Francisco Bay, many people from India were among the Chinese and other immigrants there.

Going through being in detention at the facility was not easy. Officers called on immigrants by group, not names, say descendants of those who came to the U.S. chasing the American dream, and hoping to live in an independent country away from British-occupied India. (read more—subscription required)