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Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation

http://www.aiisf.org/

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The Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation website provides information about the history of this immigration station located in the San Francisco Bay. Immigrants from many countries passed through Angel Island, including Australians, New Zealanders, Canadians, Mexicans, Central and South Americans, and Russians. This site, however, focuses mainly on the Asian experience.Discover the hardships the Asian immigrants endured segregated by gender, sleeping in uncomfortable barracks, eating poor quality food, and undergoing rigorous interrogations. Find out about the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 and the lengths many Asians went through to circumvent this law. Read a poem translated from Cantonese that is written on the barracks wall.Sections of this site that users will find most helpful are the FAQ’s, the Immigration Station History, and Resources, which contain an educator’s guide, an education series from the San Francisco Chronicle, and a bibliography of print and Internet resources.