Angel Island And Other Immigrant Experiences

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...it is probably the Asian American who is, in a sense, considered the “least” American. Even those of Asian heritage who were born here and who can trace three to five generations back to American soil are often asked “what Asian country do you come from?” One way to prove that many Asian Americans have long roots in the United States is to examine the poetry and art that was created in response to experiences at Angel Island, which was a “holding station” for Asian immigrants (particularly Chinese immigrants) during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Even recent immigrants can suffer the same rage and sadness over what can happen when coming to America. The purpose of this paper is to compare and contrast the writings that outlined events experienced by Chinese who were detained at Angel Island during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with that from the story “Clothes,” the story about new married immigrants from India, which was Chitra Divakaruni. On...

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