Marcie Jimenez
Chang mo Kang
Erinn Kuehne
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Monday, May 30, 2011
Environment of the Shelter
View of the island from inside the building behind a bar window.
Tri-level bunk beds for the migrants to sleep on.
Chinese writing on walls. There were many great poetry created on walls of Angel Island.
Activities around Angel Island
Immigration on Angel Island
Angel island transformed as an immigration camp. It had people from many race such as Australians and New Zealanders, Canadians, Mexicans, Central and South Americans, Russians, and in particular, Asians. As you can see from the visual above, the mass percentage of the immigrants were Asian, Chinese to be precise. About 90% of the population on Angel Island were Chinese. Families were all separated away by each other before the medical tests, looking particularly for parasitic infections.Info From:
http://www.aiisf.org/history
&
http://immigration-online.org/20-angel-island.html
Image From:
http://www.alamo.edu/pac/faculty/rhines/1302theme2.htm
Entry by Lt. Juan Manuel de Ayala
September 18, 1775
On the fifth of August, the crew of the San Carlos came across a cove that we found of an island in a bay off the Pacific Ocean. It seemed to be one of the only suitable harbors to keep the San Carlos in. The island did not seem to have any inhabitants except for a local indian tribe who uses the land for hunting and fishing. Since I seemed to be the first civilized person to discover this natural harbor, I rightfully named it Ayala Cove. Today is the day we set sail for the seas again, but during our stay here, we were able to map most of the island and explore a few of the other islands in the bay, such as Alcatraz which the crew and I also discovered.
Info from:
Picture from:http://www.bcx.org/photos/places/parks/angelisland/
Breaking News: Nike Missiles in the Bay
In 1954, the same year that the Ayala Cove area of Angel Island was sectioned off for the California State Park Commission, a Nike missile base was built on Angel Island. The main reason for this base was to protect the San Francisco Bay Area from foreign threats that never came. Eight years later, in 1962, the base was shut down and the missiles were remove from the island. After the base was decommissioned, the rest of the island, except a Coast Guard base, was given for the state park.
Info from:
Picture from:http://members.tripod.com/airfields_freeman/CA/Airfields_CA_SanFran.htm
Modern Angel Island
Angel Island is an island located in California, San Francisco. It was used for military forts and immigration centers in the early twentieth century. Angel Island is now used as a state park. It is administered by the California State Park. Now, Families,friends and tourists takes a hike, have a picnic, ride bikes or kayak and camp. The only way to get to Angel Island is by
ferries.
info from:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angel_Island_%28California%29
image from:
http://angelisland.org/
By:Changmo Kang
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