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Asian Immigration and Angel Island

University of Minnesota professor Erika Lee talks about Asian immigration to the West coast from 1830 to 1930, including the role of San Fra… read more

University of Minnesota professor Erika Lee talks about Asian immigration to the West coast from 1830 to 1930, including the role of San Francisco Bay’s Angel Island in the 20th century. She compared the Angel Island and Ellis Island experiences, describing how Asian immigrants in California had more extensive background checks and longer holding times than European immigrants in New York. This class was from a course called “American Immigration History.” close

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Asian Immigration and Angel Island

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Program ID:
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Category:
Public Affairs Event
Format:
Speech
Location:
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
First Aired:
May 23, 2015 | 8:00pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
Last Aired:
Sep 13, 2020 | 12:00pm EDT | C-SPAN 3

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  • May 23, 2015 | 8:00pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • May 24, 2015 | 12:01am EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • May 31, 2015 | 11:54am EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Aug 28, 2015 | 8:02pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Aug 28, 2015 | 11:02pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Aug 29, 2015 | 2:01am EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Aug 29, 2015 | 5:00am EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Aug 30, 2017 | 11:18pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Aug 31, 2017 | 4:05am EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Aug 31, 2017 | 8:53am EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Aug 31, 2017 | 1:41pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Aug 31, 2017 | 6:31pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Sep 05, 2020 | 8:00pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Sep 06, 2020 | 12:00am EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Sep 06, 2020 | 6:00am EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Sep 13, 2020 | 12:00pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
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