WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
IMMIGRATION IN INDUSTRIAL AMERICA
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Ellis Island
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Angel Island
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -On the west coast, between 1910 and 1940, most were met by the wooden buildings of Angel Island. These immigrants were Australians and New Zealanders, Canadians, Mexicans, Central and South Americans, Russians, and in particular, Asians.
Detailed explanation-2: -By contrast, 60% of the immigrants who arrived at Angel Island-most of whom were Chinese-were detained, and it took weeks or months to be released; the longest detention Lee found was 756 days.
Detailed explanation-3: -January 21, 1910: The immigration station Angel Island opens in California’s San Francisco Bay, serving as the country’s major port of entry for Asian immigrants, with some 100, 000 Chinese and 70, 000 Japanese being processed through the station over the next 30 years.
Detailed explanation-4: -Chinese Exclusion Act Asian immigrants and some other groups, including Mexicans and Russians, along with those who were thought to need quarantine for medical purposes, were sent to Angel Island.