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Island: Poetry and History of Chinese Immigrants on Angel Island, 1910-1940
Island Poetry and History of Chinese Immigrants on Angel Island 19101940
Author: Him Mark Lai, Genny Lim, Judy Yung
Island records some of the earliest literary expressions of the Chinese in America: 135 poems written and carved into the barrack walls on Angel Island in San Francisco Bay, where the immigrants were held for weeks and months while undergoing government scrutiny.  The period was 1910 to 1940, when Angel Island was known as the E...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780295971094
ISBN-10: 0295971096
Publication Date: 5/1/1991
Pages: 174
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Publisher: University of Washington Press
Book Type: Paperback
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