NATIONAL HISTORIC\LANDMARKS Network
NATIONAL HISTORIC\LANDMARKS Network Volume III, No. National Park Service, National Historic Landmarks Program Summer zooo Angel Island Immigration Station: Major Steps for Preserving a National Treasure Stewards by Daniel Quan by Mary L. Leach ROM 1910 TO 1940, ANGEL ISLAND Station was designated a National Historic Immigration Station, located in the Landmark in 1997. HE NATIONAL HISTORIC FSan Francisco Bay, was the primary The immigration station is part of Angel Landmark Stewards Association if entry for immigrants arriving on Island State Park, a unit of the California T (NHLSA) has taken the first the West Coast. Its most significant role Department of Parks and Recreation. The major steps in becoming a national organi was as a detainment center for Chinese movement to preserve and restore it has zation. Its Articles of Incorporation and its immigrants, who were subject to exclusion been led by the Angel Island Immigration Bylaws were recently filed in the ary immigration laws from 1882 until Station Foundation, a volunteer group that Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. In addi 1943. While detained, many Chinese successfully lobbied for $250,000 in state tion, its 501(c)(3) application for recogni immigrants carved poignant, emotional funds for initial stabilization of the deten tion as a charitable organization is being poems into the walls of the detention bar tion barracks, thereby allowing the building finalized for submission to the Internal racks. Over 100 poems have been docu to be opened to the public. Since then, no Revenue Service. In the meantime, the mented, many of which are still visible other public or private funds have been University of Maryland Foundation has today.
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