Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation

At the Immigration Station barracks, where thousands of Pacific Coast immigrants were detained, dialogue participants will explore how and if contemporary thinking on migration and immigration has changed since 1910. Participants will use the poetry carved into the walls of the Station by detainees, to discuss how we come to create personal and political borders.

Angel Island will also host intergenerational dialogues between middle school-aged children and community elders to share their immigration stories and thoughts on the immigration experience. These dialogues will be filmed and the resulting films will premiere at Angel Island Immigration Station and be posted online.