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Immigration in California
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Angel Island Home Page 
 An introduction including historical information from 1775 during the Spanish era, its role during the Civil War, and use by the U.S. Army through the Spanish American War. Also includes its use as an immigrant and detention station (primarily for Chinese), quarantine station, embarkation station, and Nike missile site. Visitor information for this California state park includes fees, hours, hiking, biking, camping, and more. There are links to additional resources. http://www.angelisland.org/ Topics: California Regions, California: History, California: History by Place, California: Recreation, Discover New Trails at LII, Emigration & Immigration Last updated Jan 16, 2003 Artcyclopedia Search: Dorothea Lange [American Photographer, 1895-1965]
Links to online exhibits picturing the artwork of Dorothea Lange, whose photographs documented conditions in California during the Great Depression and World War II. http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/lange_dorothea.html Topics: California: History, Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Notable People: Women, Photograph Collections: History, Photography, The Grapes of Web Last updated Mar 6, 2004 David Bacon Stories & Photographs
Commentary and collections of photos of immigrants in the U.S. (such as migrants in Fresno, California), farmworkers (such as strawberry workers in Oxnard, California), unions strikes (such as San Francisco hotel workers), and portraits of other social issues. Also includes photos from Mexico, the Philippines, and other areas throughout the world. Includes links to related sites. From a photographer, author, and radio broadcaster. http://dbacon.igc.org Topics: California: Photograph Collections Last updated Apr 4, 2007 Echoes of Freedom: South Asian Pioneers in California, 1899-1965
An illustrated history of early Indian immigrants to California (primarily Sikhs from Punjab), featuring photographs, documents, and publications. Explores the passage to America, work, prejudice, the Gadar Party, the Stockton Sikh Temple, students, the exclusion of women, the Thind Decision (1923), the Luce-Cellar Act (1946), Congressman Dalip Singh Saund, and the Immigration and Nationality Act (1965). From the South/Southeast Asia Library, University of California, Berkeley. http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/SSEAL/echoes.html Topics: California: History, California: Photograph Collections, Discover New Trails at LII, Emigration & Immigration, Photograph Collections: History Last updated Aug 9, 2003 Gold Rush! California's Untold Stories
This site presents a virtual tour of the Oakland Museum of California's Gold Rush exhibition, including sections on art, natives and immigrants, a quiz, and curriculum materials for educators. The exhibit includes photographs, artifacts, primary documents, audio files (some in Chinese), and maps. http://www.museumca.org/goldrush/ Topics: California: Arts and Humanities, California: History, History, K-12 Education, Photograph Collections: History, United States History Last updated Dec 27, 2005 Made in L.A.
Companion website to a documentary that "follows the remarkable journey of three Latina immigrants working in Los Angeles's garment factories and their struggle for self-empowerment as they wage a three-year battle to bring a major clothing retailer to the negotiating table." Features an essay about immigration myths and realities (also in Spanish), commentary, film update, classroom materials, discussion guide, behind-the-scenes material, and related books and videos. From P.O.V. http://www.pbs.org/pov/pov2007/madeinla/ Topics: California: Jobs and Work, Emigration & Immigration, Labor Last updated Mar 12, 2008 Made in USA: Angel Island Shhh: An Installation by Flo Oy Wong
An online companion to a "rice-sack flag [art] installation that explores the identity secrets of Chinese immigrants detained and interrogated in the United States." The art piece was exhibited at Angel Island, an immigration station in the San Francisco Bay Area. Site includes a gallery of the flags, which capture the stories of Angel Island detainees, as well as a biography of the artist. http://www.kearnystreet.org/AngelIsland/ Topics: Artists, California: Arts and Humanities, California: History, California: History by Place, California: People, Notable People Last updated May 14, 2003 |
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