Remembering Angel Island: Asian & Pacific Islander Heritage Month Celebration
When: May 1 - June 1, 2012
Where: Wilson Library first floor
Free and open to the public
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America has prided itself as a "nation of immigrants." However, Angel Island Immigration Station--set in San Francisco Bay--proved to be less welcoming especially for Chinese immigrants. Asian American Studies Professor Erika Lee and co-author Judy Yung's recent book Angel Island: Immigrant Gateway to America forces us to take a hard look at this immigration port and its history which belies not so much a welcoming door, but a "gate-keeping nation" that builds fences and detention centers to keep out certain groups of immigrants who are perceived as "undesirable and dangerous aliens." Come and learn more about this important chapter in our nation's history as we celebrate Asian & Pacific Islander Heritage Month.
Photo by Roger Wagner
