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Island: Poetry and History of Chinese Immigrants on Angel Island, 1910-1940

Name: Island: Poetry and History of Chinese Immigrants on Angel Island, 1910-1940
Brand: University of Washington Press
SKU: 9780295994079
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Contributors:

Him Mark Lai (Editor), Genny Lim (Editor), Judy Yung (Editor)

Publisher:

University of Washington Press

Binding:

Paperback

Book Category:

Social Science, History, Poetry

Book Subcategory:

Ethnic Studies, United States, American

Book Topic:

American, State & Local, Asian American & Pacific Islander

Edition Description:

2nd Edition

Series:

Naomi B. Pascal Editor's Endowment

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Release Date:

2014-10-01

ISBN 13:

9780295994079

Weight:

1.7 lbs

Size:

10.00 x 8.10 x 0.90 inches

Pages:

384

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In 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 tells these immigrants' stories while underscoring their relevance to contemporary immigration issues. First published in 1980, this book is now offered in an updated, expanded edition including a new historical introduction, 150 annotated poems in Chinese and English translation, extensive profiles of immigrants gleaned through oral histories, and dozens of new photographs from public archives and family albums.

An important historical document as well as a significant work of literature, Island is a testament to the hardships Chinese immigrants endured on Angel Island, their perseverance, and their determination to make a new life in America.

Watch the book trailer: https: //www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vn7kJscWIaM

About the Author

The late Him Mark Lai was internationally renowned as the dean of Chinese American history and the author of The Chinese of America, 1785-1980 and Becoming Chinese American: A History of Communities and Institutions. Genny Lim is a native San Francisco poet, playwright, performer, and educator. She is the author of three poetry collections and the award-winning play Paper Angels, about Chinese immigrants detained on Angel Island. Judy Yung is professor emerita of American studies at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and the author of Unbound Feet: A Social History of Chinese Women in San Francisco and Angel Island: Immigrant Gateway to America.

Island: Poetry and History of Chinese Immigrants on Angel Island, 1910-1940

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