CSPAN3 Lectures In History May 24, 2015
Im really excited to talk to you today for our session this afternoon because so many of us as americans we grow up learning about the history of immigration through ellis island. This is what we talked about last week. Its the history of european immigrants coming to the new world under the shadow of the statue of liberty. Its often an up lifting story but not many of us know the history of immigration through angel island. This is the immigration station in San Francisco and its an important site not only for what happened back then in the early 20th century but also because its so timely to...