Centennial Campaign off to a great start!
To commemorate the 100th year anniversary of the US Immigration Station at Angel Island, AIISF has launched a Centennial Campaign which is designed for donors to recognize ancestors, family, friends or other immigrants on a permanent wall in the immigration station. Those recognized do not have to be Angel Island detainees.
Nearly fifty individuals, families and companies have already contributed or pledged to honor loved ones or friends on the Centennial Wall. You can see the specific plaques that people have reserved here. Donors have up to eight lines and forty characters in each line to provide information about those they are honoring. We are also able to list information in other languages, and will send proofs for your review.
If you have made a pledge or contribution and wish to reserve a specific plaque, would like to contribute to the campaign, or have questions, please contact Grant Din, director of special projects, at
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or call 415-262-4433.
Immigrant Voices: Joan Chen
It is our pleasure to present to you a profile of actress/director Joan Chen as our featured profile in March 2010. Audiences around the world are familiar with Joan Chen's work in The Last Emperor and in the unique television series, Twin Peaks. Now you can learn more about her experiences as a young woman embarking on a new career in a new country. We thank Ms. Chen for the interview, which was conducted and edited by journalist/author William Wong.
To contribute your immigrant story, please contact us at
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. We wish to thank all the contributors whose stories enrich all our lives.
President Barack Obama Commemorates the 100th anniversary of the U.S. Immigration Station, Angel Island
We are pleased to share with you the highest recognition ever bestowed upon Angel Island. We deeply appreciate President Barack Obama’s message that as we learn from the past, we continue to build a better future. View pdf here.
Located in the middle of San Francisco Bay, Angel Island Immigration Station was routinely the first stop for immigrants crossing the Pacific Ocean. The Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation (AIISF) is the nonprofit partner of California State Parks and the National Park Service in the effort to preserve, restore and interpret the historic immigration station.