Photograph from Angel Island Immigration Station

Chinese characters carved into a wall at the Angel Island detention center.

Photograph from Angel Island Immigration Station

Related Lessons

lesson:
The Asian American Immigrant Experience at the Turn of the 20th Century featuring Hollis Wong-Wear

Grades: High
Subjects: Ethnic Studies, Social Studies/History

How have Asian immigrants and their descendants been uniquely affected by U.S. immigration policy, and how have the arts provided a source of strength and resiliency for Asian Americans confronting a history of prejudice and xenophobia?