Island: Poetry and History of Chinese Immigrants on Angel Island 1910-1940 Tapa blanda - 1991

San Francisco: HOC DOI, 1980. Paperback. 174p., illus., first paper edition in wraps with some shelf wear and chipping.

San Francisco: HOC DOI, 1980. Paperback. Good +. Paperback. 9" X 7 1/2". 174pp. Mild wear to paper wraps with light rubbing and toning to covers and creasing to corners and edges. Dust-spotting to edges of text block. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is sound. ABOUT THIS BOOK: In the early twentieth century, most Chinese immigrants coming to the United States were detained at the Angel Island Immigration Station in San Francisco Bay. There, they were subject to physical exams, interrogations, and often long detentions aimed at upholding the exclusion laws that kept Chinese out of the country. Many detainees recorded their anger and frustrations, hopes and despair in poetry written and carved on the barrack walls. Island tells these immigrants' stories while underscoring their relevance to contemporary immigration issues. An important historical document as well as a significant work of literature, Island is a testament to the hardships Chinese immigrants endured on Angel Island, their… Leer más

San Francisco Study Center, 1980. Paperback. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

HOC DOI Project, 1986. Soft cover. Very Good. Lightly curled/worn corners. Oversized 7.5 x 9 inches, BW photos, 174 pages, text in English with the poems in bilingual Chinese - English side by side. Rare second 1986 edition by HOC DOI Project which stands for History of Chinese Detained on Island.

San Francisco: HOC DOI, 1980. Paperback. 174p., illus., first paper edition in wraps with some shelf wear and old price sticker on rear wrap, signed by Him Mark Lai, Genny Lim and Judy Yung in both English & Chinese.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

History Of Chinese Detained On The Island / Chinese Culture Foundation Of San Francisco, 1986. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Fine. 174 Pp. Soft Cover, First Printing, 1986, Not The 1991 Washington Reprint. Poetry In Chinese With English Translations. Fine. With The Inserted 4 Pp Roxburghe-Zamarano 1990 Meeting Distribution Slip With Illustration And Translation Of The Angel Island Memorial Monument.