Island: Poetry and History of Chinese Immigrants on Angel Island, 1910-1940 edited by Him Mark Lai, Genny Lim, and Judy Yung [in What Do I Read Next? Multicultural Literature]
01 Mar, by in Adult Readers, Chinese American, Nonfiction, Poetry, Repost
Angel Island was the West Coast entry point for potential Asian immigrants and returning Asian Americans. An elaborate interrogation process kept people detained there, in limbo, for up to two years. In 1970, a park ranger...