2010 Event Calendar
September 1 - Book talk by Judy Yung on Angel Island: Immigrant Gateway to America. Powell’s Bookstore, 1005 W. Burnside Ave., Portland, OR. 7:30 p.m.September 2 – Book talk by Erika Lee and Judy Yung on Angel Island: Immigrant Gateway to America. Seattle Town Hall, 1119 8th Ave. Seattle, WA at 7:30 p.m.
September 7 - Book talk by Erika Lee and Judy Yung on Angel Island: Immigrant Gateway to America. The Commonwealth Club, 595 Market Street, San Francisco, CA. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Lecture from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. Visit www.commonwealthclub.org for ticketing information.
September 8 – Book talk and slide show by Erika Lee and Judy Yung on Angel Island: Immigrant Gateway to America. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera, CA . 1 p.m.
September 9 – Book talk by Erika Lee and Judy Yung on Angel Island: Immigrant Gateway to America at the California Historical Society, 678 Mission Street, San Francisco. Reception at 6 p.m. The lecture will be from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.
September 10 – Book talk by Erika Lee and Judy Yung on Angel Island: Immigrant Gateway to America at the San Diego History Center, Casa de Balboa Building, Balboa Park, 1649 El Prado, San Diego,CA. 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
September 11 - Book talk by Erika Lee and Judy Yung on Angel Island: Immigrant Gateway to America at the San Diego Chinese Historical Museum, 404 Third Ave., San Diego. 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
September 15 - Book talk by Judy Yung on Angel Island: Immigrant Gateway to America at the Community Memorial Museum of Sutter County, 1333 Butte House Road, Yuba City, CA. 7:30 p.m.
September 16 - Book talk by Judy Yung on Angel Island: Immigrant Gateway to America at the Valley Hi-Laguna Library, 7400 Imagination Parkway, Sacramento, CA. 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.
September 17 - Naturalization Ceremony of new U.S. citizens at the U.S. Immigration Station, Angel Island. Sponsored by AIISF, California State Parks, and the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. 11 a.m. to noon. Angel Island State Park. For more information, write to
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September 19 - Book talk by Judy Yung on Angel Island: Immigrant Gateway to America at the Japanese American National Museum, 369 E. First St., Los Angeles, CA. 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
September 21 - Book talk by Erika Lee and Judy Yung on Angel Island: Immigrant Gateway to America at the National Museum of the American Indian, Rasmuson Theater, 1st Level, Fourth Street & Independence Ave, S.W., Washington, D.C.. Sponsored by the Smithsonian Institution’s APA Programs. 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Free admission. For more information: Smithsonian APA program (202) 633-2691
September 23 - Book talk by Erika Lee and Judy Yung on Angel Island: Immigrant Gateway to America at the Museum of Chinese in America, 215 Centre Street, New York, NY. 7:30 p.m. to 8:45 p.m.
September 24-26 – Asian Improv aRts presents Lenora Lee’s Passages with a special reading by Genny Lim in collaboration with the Chinese Historical Society of America and AIISF at Dance Mission Theater, 3316 24th Street (at Mission) in San Francisco. For more information, visit http://www.dancemission.com/performances.html. Passages is an homage to Lee’s maternal grandmother, Lee Ping To, who immigrated through Angel Island in 1940. Find out more at here.
September 30 – Erika Lee, co-author of Angel Island: Immigrant Gateway to America, will speak at the Boston Immigration and Urban History Seminar at the Massachusetts Historical Society, Boston, MA from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. This is a free seminar, but you must register in advance by calling 617 646.0568.
September 30 - Book talk and slide show by Judy Yung, co-author of Angel Island: Immigrant Gateway to America at the Oakland Museum of California, 1000 Oak Street, Oakland, CA 94607. 6 p.m. For information: (510) 238-2200
October 2 – Book talk by Judy Yung on Angel Island: Immigrant Gateway to America at the San Francisco Chinatown Library, 1135 Powell Street, San Francisco, CA. 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
October 2 – Passport to Possibilities, a party at the Immigration Station on Angel Island to celebrate the tremendous courage and contributions of today’s immigrants to America. Passport to Possibilities benefits Upwardly Global, a non profit that helps refugee and immigrant professionals re-enter their careers in the US. Tickets $150 (single) or $250 for two. 4:30 pm to 9:30 pm. For more info and to register, click here.
October 3 - Book talk on Angel Island: Immigrant Gateway to America at the Filipino American Historical Society of Chicago, Rizal Heritage Center, 1332 W. Irving Park Road, Chicago, IL. Time TBA.
October 5 - Book talk by Judy Yung on Angel Island: Gateway to America at the San Jose Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library, 150 E. San Fernando Street, San Jose, CA. 6 p.m.
October 23 - Save the Date! AIISF Gala Celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Angel Island Immigration Station will be held at the Hotel Intercontinental, 888 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. For tickets and more information, visit www.aiisf.org.
November 1 - Panel discussion with Dana Tai Soon Burgess and book signing on Angel Island: Gateway to America at NYU Kimmel Center for University Life, 60 Washington Square South, Room 914, New York, NY 10012. 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. RSVP: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , or call (212) 992-9653
November 2 - Book talk and slide show on Angel Island: Gateway to America at the Flushing Library,41-17 Main Street, Flushing, NY 11355 Flushing, NY. 6:00 pm. For information: (718) 661-1200
November 3 - Book talk on Angel Island: Gateway to America at the Mid-Manhattan Library, 455 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY. 6:30 p.m.
November 6 - Book talk on Angel Island: Gateway to America at the Fresno Woodward Park Regional Library, 944 E. Perrin Avenue, Fresno, CA 93720. 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm. For information: (559) 488-6720
Past Events
May 8 – Poetry in Motion: A Celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Immigration Station features musical performances by Elaine Fong and Bruce Mui Ghent of Kiku and the San Francisco Girls Chorus along with readings by poets Daryl Ngee Chinn, Albert DeSilver, Nellie Wong, San Rafael High School students, and writer Maxine Hong Kingston. Angel Island State Park, 11 a.m. to noon, followed by self-guided tours of the Immigration Station Museum until 4 p.m.
May 11 – San Francisco State University Professor Marlon Hom will give a lecture on the Angel Island poems at the Lit & Lunch Series sponsored by the Center for the Art of Translation. 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. at 111 Minna St. , San Francisco, CA.
May 22 –Judy Yung, co-author of Angel Island: Immigrant Gateway to America, will be part of the Asian Pacific American Heritage Author’s Celebration at the Foster City Public Library, 1000 E. Hillsdale Blvd, Foster City, CA at 5:15 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
May 1 to July 22 – Gateway to Gold Mountain, AIISF’s multi-panel display on the history of the Angel Island Immigration Station, with historical photographs, Chinese poems, and text mounted on fabric panels is available for public viewing at the San Francisco Public Library, 100 Larkin Street.
June 4 - 5 – The San Francisco Girls Chorus and the Cypress String Quartet will perform the world-premiere of Chen Yi’s choral and musical composition, Angel Island Passages, with visual accompaniment by filmmaker Felicia Lowe. Shows are at 8 p.m. on June 4 and 5 at the San Francisco Conservatory, 50 Oak Street. Tickets are available at www.cityboxoffice.com
June 8 - The San Francisco Museum and Historical Society (SFMHS) will host a program on the Angel Island Immigration Station at 7 p.m. at the Jewish Community Center, 3200 California Street, SF, CA 94115. Featured speakers are Eddie Wong, Executive Director of AIISF, and historian and author Connie Young Yu. The 45-minute presentation will be illustrated with historical photographs as well as video clips. The program is free for SFMHS members and $5 for non-members.
June 9 – Screening of Carved in Silence, a film by Felicia Lowe, on the Angel Island immigration experience. San Francisco Public Library, 100 Larkin Street. 6 p.m. Free admission.
June 11, 12 - 9500 Liberty, a new documentary feature film by Annabel Park and Eric Byler, opens in Berkeley and San Francisco. The film covers the controversy over immigration as officials in Prince William County, Virginia adopt a law requiring police officers to question anyone they thought was “probably” undocumented. Intimate portrayals of the key figures who favor and oppose the policy form the heart of this engaging documentary. Showing at the San Francisco’s Landmark Theaters and Rialto’s Elmwood Theater in Berkeley.
June 12 - Exhibit opening for “Detained at Liberty’s Door,” at the Chinese Historical Society of America, 965 Clay Street, San Francisco. 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Visit www.chsa.org for more information..
June 24 - 26 AIISF will be part of a panel discussion on June 24 at 10 a.m. at the 2010 National Asian Pacific Islander American Historic Preservation Forum at the Hotel Kabuki, 1625 Post Street, San Francisco, CA. To register for the conference, contact
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July 2 – Historian Erika Lee will give a workshop at the Japanese American Citizens League national convention at 10 a.m. in Chicago’s Swiss Air Hotel. 2010 marks the 100th anniversary of San Francisco’s Angel Island Immigration Station. From 1910 to 1920, the Angel Island Immigration Station was the Pacific gateway into the United States, the "Ellis Island of the West." 85,000 Japanese immigrants were detained on Angel Island on their way into or out of the country. These "picture brides," returning U.S. residents, and others were the second largest immigrant group at the immigration station after the Chinese. Come hear about the latest research on Japanese immigrants on Angel Island and Angel Island's larger role in American immigration history at this workshop. Historian and author Erika Lee will discuss her new book, co-authored with Judy Yung, Angel Island: Immigrant Gateway to America, coming out this summer. By retelling the Japanese stories of ganbaru and gaman among the great diversity of immigrants who passed through America’s Pacific gateway, Angel Island offers new insight into the Japanese immigrant experience and shows both the best and worst of American history. At the same time, the book reframes our understanding of both the Angel Island Immigration Station and America’s complicated relationship to immigration, a story that continues today.
July 3 - The Trial of Harry Bridges & Immigration Talk at the Angel Island Immigration Station at 1 p.m.
International Longshore and Warehouse Union historian Harvey Schwartz will give a lecture on the deportation trial of ILWU President Harry Bridges, who was accused of being a member of the Communist Party. The trial was held at the Immigration Station in 1939. Mike Daley, an ironworker, will recount the history of the Immigration Station with special guest Jean Pfaelzer, author of Driven Out: The Forgotten War Against Chinese Americans. The lecture is free and it is part of LaborFest2010. For a complete schedule of events, visit www.laborfest.net/2010.
July 10 - "Carved in Silence" Screening at Chinese Historical Society of America at 1 pm & SF Chinatown Walking Tour at 11am. The film is free with paid museum admission ($3 for the general public, free for CHSA members). Please call (415)391-1188 x101 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it to RSVP or with any questions. A walking tour of San Francisco’s Chinatown as led by Artist-in-Residence Charlie Chin will take place at CHSA 11 am. The charge is $15 for general public & $10 for CHSA members. The fee also includes free entrance to the museum for the day.
July 16 – May 29, 2011 – “Remembering Angel Island,” a new exhibit on the Angel Island Immigration Station by the Chinese American Museum, 125 Paseo de la Plaza, Los Angeles, CA. Visit www.camla.org for more information.
July 21 - “Angel Island and the Shanghai Connection,” a lecture by Judy Yung at the San Francisco Public Library, 100 Larkin Street, at 6 p.m. Free admission.
July 31 - 100th anniversary of the Angel Island Immigration Station: The Community Celebration. The program includes a dedication of the new exhibits including the Interrogation Table, a book launch and signing by Erika Lee and Judy Yung on Angel Island: Immigrant Gateway to America, and cultural performances. Angel Island State Park. 11 a.m.to 4 p.m. Free admission. Visit www.aiisf.org for information on special ferry discounts.
August 7 - Book launch party and signing by Erika Lee and Judy Yung on Angel Island: Immigrant Gateway to America the Fort Mason Center, Landmark Building A,Golden Gate Room, San Francisco, CA 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Free admission.
Co-Sponsor by: Chinese Culture Center, Chinese Historical Society of America, Filipino American National Historical Society, Filipino Community Center, JACL - San Francisco Chapter, Japanese American National Library, National Archives and Records Administration, San Bruno, National Japanese American Historical Society
August 8 - Book talk by Erika Lee and Judy Yung on Angel Island: Immigrant Gateway to America at the Pico House, 134 Paseo de la Plaza, Los Angeles,CA. Sponsored by the Chinese American Museum of Los Angeles. 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Free admission.
August 10 - Book talk by Shawna Yang Ryan on Ghost Water at the Chinese Historical Society of America, 965 Clay Street, San Francisco, CA 94108. Sponsored by the Chinese Historical Society of America and AIISF. 6 p.m.
August 12 - Book talk and slide show on Angel Island: Immigrant Gateway to America at the Dallas Chinese Community Center, 400 N. Greenville Ave. #12, Richardson, TX 75081. For information: Henry Leung (972) 814-2420.
August 18 - Historian Judy Yung will present a book talk on Angel Island: Immigrant Gateway to America at the Capitola Book Café, 1475 41st Ave., Capitola, CA at 7:30 p.m.
August 22 - Book talk by Judy Yung on Angel Island: Immigrant Gateway to America at the San Leandro Public Library, 300 Estudillo Avenue, San Leandro, CA at 2 p.m.