The Immigrants of Angel Island | The History You Didn't Learn | TIME

When students learn immigration history in school, they're often introduced to Ellis Island. But they rarely learn about Angel Island, the immigration station on the west coast that was a hub for people arriving from Asia. CONNECT WITH TIME Web: https://ti.me/36TTEsp Twitter: https://ti.me/37W8Wy8 Facebook: https://ti.me/36UOCvW Instagram: https://ti.me/370zRHQSubscribe to TIME ►► http://bit.ly/SubscribeTIME Get closer to the world of entertainment and celebrity news as TIME gives you access and insight on the people who make what you watch, read and share. https://ti.me/36WdUcU Find out more about the latest developments in science and technology as TIME’s access brings you to the ideas and people changing our world. https://ti.me/2GVYWt4 Let TIME show you everything you need to know about drones, autonomous cars, smart devices and the latest inventions which are shaping industries and our way of living https://ti.me/2v6Q68R Stay up to date on breaking news from around the world through TIME’s trusted reporting, insight and access https://ti.me/31oizTX Magazine: https://ti.me/37XvyhZ Newsletter: https://ti.me/2GU4Gn0 ABOUT TIME TIME brings unparalleled insight, access and authority to the news. A 24/7 news publication with nearly a century of experience, TIME’s coverage shapes how we understand our world. Subscribe for daily news, interviews, science, technology, politics, health, entertainment, and business updates, as well as exclusive videos from TIME’s Person of the Year, TIME 100 and more created by TIME’s acclaimed writers, producers and editors. 0:00 How Asian American History Is Shaped by Public Policy 0:39 Why Angel Island’s Immigration History Is Often Overlooked 0:53 Angel Island as an Immigrant Detention Center 1:06 How Angel Island Became the “Ellis Island of the West” 1:35 The U.S. History of Asian Immigrant Exclusion 2:05 Angel Island vs. Ellis Island Detention Rates 2:59 Russell Jeung’s Family Connection to Angel Island 3:12 How Jeung’s Grandmothers Were Detained at Angel Island 3:47 The Discrimination Asian Immigrants Faced at Angel Island 3:53 Chinese Poetry Written on Angel Island’s Walls 4:01 Harsh Conditions Inside the Immigration Station 4:20 Racist Laws After Angel Island 4:26 The Bagai Family’s Journey From India to California 5:17 Vaishno Das Bagai Builds a New Life in San Francisco 5:57 The Bagai Family Faces Anti-Asian Racism in Berkeley 6:27 How U.S. Laws Stripped South Asians of Citizenship 6:47 The Tragic Death of Vaishno Das Bagai 7:42 How Kala Bagai Persevered After Tragedy 8:04 Berkeley Honors Kala Bagai’s Legacy 8:42 Why Angel Island Changes the Immigration Story 9:07 How Ellis Island Narratives Obscure Asian Exclusion 9:24 How Immigration Laws Privileged European Immigrants 10:01 What Angel Island Reveals About America’s “Nation of Immigrants” 10:08 Russell Jeung on Asian Americans Still Being Seen as Outsiders 10:20 Stop AAPI Hate and the Rise in Anti-Asian Racism 10:29 How Government Rhetoric Can Fuel Hate 10:44 National Awareness Around Anti-Asian Hate Crimes 10:57 Why This History Still Matters Today #angelisland #immigrationhistory