Angel Island: Immigrant Gateway to America—09/21/2010

The Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Program; The Organization of Chinese Americans, Greater Washington DC Chapter; and The Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation present a panel presentation featuring Erika Lee and Judy Yung, authors of Angel Island: Immigrant Gateway to America. Dr. Franklin Odo moderates.

The Speakers:

Erika Lee is a granddaughter of immigrants detained on Angel Island. She is an associate professor of history and Asian American studies at the University of Minnesota and author of At America's Gates: Chinese Immigration during the Exclusion Era, 1882-1943 and of many immigration history and policy articles.

Judy Yung is a daughter of immigrants detained on Angel Island. She is Professor Emerita of American studies at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Her books include Island: Poetry and History of Chineses Immigrants on Angel Island, 1900-1940 and Unbound Feet: A Social History of Chinese Women in San Francisco.

Moderator:

Franklin Odo capped an illustrious career of serving his community when he retired in January 2010, after 12 years as the Founding Director of the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Program. Oxford University Press will publish his latest book on Japanese immigrant folk songs from Hawaii's suger plantations, tentatively titled Voices from the Canefields: Folksongs from Japanese Immigrants on Hawaii Plantations.

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