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This paper compares the poetry written by Chinese immigrant detainees at Angel Island during the 19th and 20th centuries, with that of the story "Clothes" about a young Indian woman's immigration to the United States. The paper compares and contrasts the themes and language of both works. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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"least" American. Even those of Asian heritage who were born here and who can trace three to five generations back to American soil are often asked "what Asian country do
you come from?" One way to prove that many Asian Americans have long roots in the United States is to examine the poetry and art that was created in response
to experiences at Angel Island, which was a "holding station" for Asian immigrants (particularly Chinese immigrants) during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Even recent immigrants can suffer the
same rage and sadness over what can happen when coming to America. The purpose of this paper is to compare and contrast the writings that outlined events experienced by Chinese
who were detained at Angel Island during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with that from the story "Clothes," the story about new married immigrants from India, which was
written by Chitra Divakaruni. On the surface, there is little that is similar between the two groups of immigrants; however, deep down, both shared the ideal that America was the
land of opportunity and then came face-to-face with the reality that America, for immigrants, was anything but a place to follow fame and fortune.
Before actually describing the art and poetry that came out of detainees from Angel Island, a look at the locations history would be helpful. Angel Island is located
in San Francisco Bay and for years, served mainly as a detention center, primarily for immigrants from China (Week Three Lecture Notes, 2002). As Chinese immigration in the United States
had been severely restricted between 1882-1943, it was not uncommon for immigrants to end up being detained at Angel Island for weeks - and even months - at a time
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