The San Diego Chinese Historical Museum is proud to present a lecture and book signing featuring authors Erika Lee and Judy Yung.
Between 1910 and 1940, over half a million potential immigrants sailed through the Golden Gate, but due to the discriminatory laws of the time, most of these new arrivals from Asia faced detention, interrogation, and even deportation at Angel Island Immigration Station before they could pursue their dreams of a better life. In this landmark book, historians Erika Lee and Judy Yung present extensive new research into immigration records, oral histories, and inscriptions on detention center barrack walls producing the first comprehensive history of the Angel Island Immigration Station and the people who arrived there. Detainees included Chinese ?paper sons,? Japanese picture brides, Korean students, South Asian political activists, Russian and Jewish refugees, Mexican families, Filipino repatriates, and many others from around the world.
Admission: $2 general, Free for members and children under 12
Location:
Chinese Historical Society and Museum
404 Third Avenue
San Diego, CA 92101
Saturday, September 11 - 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
For more information please call: (619) 338-9888 or visit: www.sdchm.org
Between 1910 and 1940, over half a million potential immigrants sailed through the Golden Gate, but due to the discriminatory laws of the time, most of these new arrivals from Asia faced detention, interrogation, and even deportation at Angel Island Immigration Station before they could pursue their dreams of a better life. In this landmark book, historians Erika Lee and Judy Yung present extensive new research into immigration records, oral histories, and inscriptions on detention center barrack walls producing the first comprehensive history of the Angel Island Immigration Station and the people who arrived there. Detainees included Chinese ?paper sons,? Japanese picture brides, Korean students, South Asian political activists, Russian and Jewish refugees, Mexican families, Filipino repatriates, and many others from around the world.
Admission: $2 general, Free for members and children under 12
Location:
Chinese Historical Society and Museum
404 Third Avenue
San Diego, CA 92101
Saturday, September 11 - 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
For more information please call: (619) 338-9888 or visit: www.sdchm.org
