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photo by Donald Kinney
Angel Island, smack dab in the middle of San Francisco Bay, has a colorful history as the "Ellis Island of the West"... From 1910-1940, Chinese immigrants were detained and interrogated at Angel Island Immigration Station. U.S. officials hoped to deport as many as possible by asking obscure questions about Chinese villages and family histories that immigrants would have trouble answering correctly. Many were returned to their homeland if the inspectors suspected even the slightest degree of mental or physical weakness... For many, Angel Island was a heartbreaker -- but for others it was the beginning of their American adventure, which regretably often ended up in their exploitation...
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3 comments:
Sad commentary on life in the early 1900's but truely beautiful pictures. The island has such an etherial look to it.
Oh, so that's what these buildings you can see when you take the ferry from SF to Marin are for. I was wondering about that, never investigated it. Thanks!
That top one is amazing. Living in Florida, I forget how things look from any kind of height. I was on the top of a parking deck, fourth floor, recently and was like, Wow!, look at the view from up here. Sad, I know.
That top one is such a beautiful and serene scene.
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