FEATURE ARTICLES:
Christmas Eve At Angel Island
“Christmas Eve at Angel Island,” was written in December 1927 by Edna Deu Pree Nelson, who was the editor of the Foshay Spot Light
Daniel Quan Interview
Experiencing the New Immigration Station – AIISF's Eddie Wong interviews Daniel Quan, Museum Designer
Detainee Stories
In the summer of 1997 and 1998, several former detainees returned to Angel Island where they were interviewed in the detention barracks. Here are clips from interviews with Wing Young, Robert Fon Yee, and Harmen Guan Wu.
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.