Introduction
This project will outline the mass immigration to America in the late 1800s and early 1900s. This is when immigration stations were put in place, enabling the American government to… Read more »
Author Archives: AC
Castle Garden and Ellis Island
Castle Garden, N.Y, Stereograph (1850-1930) This stereograph of Castle Garden by John F. Jarvis and R. Y. Young was taken sometime between 1850 and 1930. The stereograph was clearly taken… Read more »
The Chinese Exclusion Act and Angel Island
Lithographs of the Gold Rush in California (1850) This lithograph of Coloma, California was created in 1850 as part of the Frank Christy collection. The drawing was used as the… Read more »
Restrictive Immigration Policies
The Americanese Wall, as Congressman Burnett Would Build It (1916) In 1916, thoughts of literacy tests, a way for the federal government to accept or reject immigrants based on their… Read more »
Bibliography
Primary Sources Berndt, Jerry. Poem carved on wall of Angel Island Chinese immigrant detention center, dormitory room interior. San Francisco Bay, San Francisco, California, 2003. 2003-06-24. Retrieved from the Digital… Read more »