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    • Subject Terms:
      IMMIGRANTS; AMERICAN law; CITIZENSHIP; MILITARY barracks; WORLD War II
    • Abstract:
      The article presents the discussion on Angel Island where thousands of hopeful immigrants from China being stopped from entering the country. Topics include banning all Chinese immigrants from entering the country which being the first U.S. law to restrict immigration on the basis of nationality or race; and barracks being used during World War II as a detention center for Americans of Japanese descent.