When one thinks of immigration at the turn of the 20^th-century, images of Ellis Island come first to mind.  But for nearly 300,000 Asian immigrants, their first exposure to America was at the Angel Island Immigration Station - "The Guardian of the Western Gate" - an experience that was vastly different from those that passed through Ellis Island. 

There is an expression that begins, “If these walls could talk . . . .”  On Angel Island, the walls do talk and they tell a heart-wrenching tale of the immigrants who came there.

Students will embark on a WebQuest that will take them on a journey and will help them to develop a deeper understanding of the thoughts and emotions expressed, by immigrant men and women, through poems carved into the walls of the immgration station.

For further background on Chinese immigration and the Angel Island Immigration Station, please click the Power Point link found in the sidebar on the left side of this page. You will need your headphones during the Power Point presentation. When you finish the presentation, click the "back" button on your browser to return to the WebQuest page.

Next, click on the link for the worksheet. You wil be asked to either open or save the file. Click "save" and save it as a file under your name in the class shared drive. Once it is saved, go into the shared drive and open it for use.  You will be answering questions on this worksheet as you make your way through the WebQuest. When you complete the WebQuest and the worksheet, be sure to save it again as a file under your name in our class shared drive.

Now it's time to begin the adventure! The links to each destination can be found in the sidebar on the left. Please visit each page in order. Once you arrive at the destination, read through the information on the page, then click the underlined heading and you will be taken to a new website. Once you have explored the site, click your "back" button at the top of the browser to return to the WebQuest page. Upon your return, click the next link in the sidebar to continue the journey.

It is time to begin. Click on the destination 1 link on the left.