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From
1910-1940, Angel Island served as a point of entry for a
majority of Chinese immigrants coming from the East to the
West. People coming to America saw it as the gateway to
success and riches, but no sooner had they set foot onto
the land, reality shattered these hopes and dreams. Denied
their entry, the Chinese were detained on this island for
as long as two years, frozen between their two worlds. The
barracks reflected the pain and sadness endured by the people
as thirty years of depression passed. The injustice cannot
be compensated, but by unveiling the history of the Chinese
immigrants, it will help others understand the struggle
they had to deal with in order to find a stand in America,
where everyone is supposedly "welcomed with open arms".
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