Flames

In 1940, there was a fire that causes the Angel Island administration building to be burned, losing all of the files that could be used to hold against the Chinese. The United States then abandoned the immigration station. The Chinese Exclusion Act was then later repealed, allowing the Chinese to continue to settle in America. Because of that fire, the Chinese could state that they were a U.S. citizen. Soon, “paper sons” began to enter the U.S. They were given a small strip of paper to memorize, as well as a photo to look at. This contained all the information they needed to enter the U.S.

-Patrick Li

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