Angel Island immigrant gateway to America /
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Oxford University Press,
2010.
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- Foreword
- Preface
- Introduction
- Chapter 1. A "Half-Open Door to America": Guarding the Golden Gate
- Chapter 2. "One Hundred Kinds of Oppressive Laws": Chinese Immigrants on Angel Island
- Chapter 3. "Agony, Anguish, and Anxiety": Japanese Immigrants on Angel Island
- Chapter 4. "The Hindu Invasion": South Asian Immigrants on Angel Island
- Chapter 5. "A Man without a Country": Korean Immigrants on Angel Island
- Chapter 6. "Seeking Freedom and a Good Living": Russian Immigrants and Refugees on Angel Island
- Chapter 7. "El Norte": Mexican Immigrants on Angel Island
- Chapter 8. From "U.S. Nationals" to "Aliens Ineligible to Citizenship": Filipino Immigrants on Angel Island
- Chapter 9. Saving Angel Island
- Epilogue. The Legacy of Angel Island
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Resources.