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German men were rounded up and sent to Ellis Island prior to deportation. ... About 12 million immigrants passed through Ellis Island. Image from the Library of Congress.
Ellis Island holds a special place in the American psyche, having been the fabled point of entry for 12 to 13 million immigrants during the 62 years it was open, from January 1, 1892 until ...
Ellis Island is synonymous with immigration, ... In 1916, a nearby explosion on Black Tom Island initiated by German saboteurs forced an evacuation of Ellis Island.
From Ellis Island to Lampedusa, from Seoul to Senegal, filmmakers have used cinema to chart the hopes, heartbreak and quiet ...
On January 1, 1892, Ellis Island immigration station in New York Harbor opened its doors and welcomed its first immigrant, ... a young German-American who worked at the Fulton Fish Market.
California’s ‘Ellis Island’ was designed to keep Asian immigrants out. The majority of immigrants who passed through California’s immigration station, Angel Island, were from China and ...
As immigration decreased, Ellis Island's role began to change. During World War Two, some 7,000 German, Italian and Japanese nationals suspected of being enemy aliens were interred there.