Take a deep-dive through the history the first floor Chinese men’s dormitory, discover what life was like for former detainees, and learn how they maintained order in the barracks.
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Look beyond the translations to discover unique characteristics of thirteen Chinese poems, including their hidden histories and surprising connections.
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Interviews with former detainees create a portrait of collective memory, capturing the hopes, fears, and sacrifices of Chinese immigrants held in detention.
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For many, the island was a prison; for others, it was a home. Learn about the Station’s employee residents and what it was like growing up on Angel Island.
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One of Immigration Station’s most recognizable photographs is reexamined, revealing new information about the immigration experience on Angel Island.
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In 1917, German sailors were captured in the Pacific, transferred to Angel Island, and interned for six months during the war. See 14 photos from their time on the island.
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The administration building comes back to life with new research, photos, and 20 color plans showing how it was used by staff and immigrants.
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Brothers Benson and Richard Wong arrived on Angel Island as paper sons. Their journey eventually led them to serve in the US Military during World War II.
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The Immigration Station was once home to hundreds of plant varieties from all over the world, some of which can still be found today.
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Tales from the kitchen, its workers, and former immigrants have shaped our understanding of the restaurant’s role in Angel Island’s history.
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Between 1910 and 1940, approximately 300,000 immigrants from over 80 countries were detained at the US Immigration Station site.
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Visiting the Immigration Station is the first step in uncovering your family’s history. Use this guide to find immigrant records related to Angel Island.
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Patients wrote on the hospital walls as early as 1910. Nearly a century later, the messages and drawings were at risk of being lost forever.
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After two weeks at sea, immigrants were confronted by immigration inspectors, who determined whether they could land in San Francisco.
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Angel Island’s former immigration hospital was at risk of collapse after sixty years of neglect until renovation efforts transformed the building into a museum.
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Hospital employee, Michel DeLaune, laid his beloved pet to rest at the Immigration Station. Seventy-five years later, the children who grew up on the island remember him.
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Chinese poems reference the once-green walls of the men’s barracks. It was one of several paint layers covering inscriptions left behind by former immigrants.
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In April 1979, restauranteur Victor “Trader Vic” Bergeron donated a three-ton granite monument to Angel Island to honor the Chinese immigrants detained at the site.
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