Island: Poetry and History of Chinese Immigrants on Angel Island, 1910-1940 Steven C. Golieb The abridged edition of the

The abridged edition of the enduring masterwork--a classic portrait of America's culture and people

Veronica New Holy-Jones

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While the short book consists of multiple poems covering the everyday mundane

Island: Poetry and History of Chinese Immigrants on Angel Island, 1910-1940 Steven C. Golieb The abridged edition of theIn the early twentieth century, most Chinese immigrants coming to the United States were detained at the Angel Island Immigration Station in San Francisco Bay. There, they were subject to physical exams, interrogations, and often long detentions aimed at upholding the exclusion laws that kept Chinese out of the country. Many detainees recorded their anger and frustrations, hopes and despair in poetry written and carved on the barrack walls. Island