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My father said the picture was taken when Ma was first released from Angel Island Immigration Station.
The Joy Luck Club Tan, Amy 1989
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Restoration of the Angel Island Immigration Station is an important step toward making sure an important chapter of our nation's history is not forgotten.
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Guest Speaker Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren discussed the importance of remembering the unfair discriminatory practices against immigrants during the Angel Island Immigration Station era from 1910-1940.
AsianWeek Gerrye Wong 2010
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One hundred years ago, on January 21, 1910, over 200 immigrants were shipped from the Chinese Detention Shed located at First and Brannan Street in San Francisco to open the Angel Island Immigration Station.
AsianWeek Gerrye Wong 2010
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(AP) - The Angel Island Immigration Station, once known as the "Ellis Island of the West," is reopening after a multimillion-dollar restoration of the historical landmark aimed at showing visitors a chapter of American history that many would rather forget.
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We share this honor with such significant Bay Area sites as the Conservatory of Flowers in Golden Gate Park, the stained glass windows in Grace Cathedral, and the Angel Island Immigration Station.
futureofthebook.com 2009
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Dale Ching, 87, talks about his three and a half month long detention at the Angel Island Immigration Station in 1937 during a press conference on Angel Island in Calif. on Tuesday Dec. 9, 2008.
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He will also perform a work in progress, "Island," which explores the Asian Pacific American experience at the Angel Island Immigration Station in California.
unknown title 2009
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The Angel Island Immigration Station, once known as the "Ellis Island of the West," is reopening to the public in February 2009, after a multimillion-dollar restoration aimed at giving visitors a closer look at a dark chapter of American history.
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(AP) - The Angel Island Immigration Station, once known as the "Ellis Island of the West," is reopening after a multimillion-dollar restoration of the historical landmark aimed at showing visitors a chapter of American history that many would rather forget.
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