George Hom Eng – An Immigrant's Life
Our dad, George Hom Eng, was born Hom Fun Yuen on November 8, 1921 at the family home in Sek Doy Lo…
Tag: Children Immigrants
Alone in the Barracks at Age Seven – the Story of…
Mr. Milton Lee was born in a village named Sai Ke in Toi San in 1924. He attended school for about…
Tahitian Princess on Angel Island
On September 4, 1913, Josephine Tilden and her mother Elizabeth arrived in the San Francisco after a…
My Sorrowful Journey to Gold Mountain
Judy Yung: It is rare these days to find anyone still alive who can recall their detention…
“Planting a Sturdy Tree with Many Strong Branches”: The…
After 23 days at sea, 11-year-old Paul Zane Wong finally arrived in the United States at Angel…
Little Girl, Big Consequences
Helen Char, also known as Char Chau, was born in 1901 in Honolulu, Hawaii to Chinese immigrants…
My Stay in the Hospital on Angel Island
12-year old Benson Wong spent his entire 30-day stay on Angel Island in the hospital building being…
Herbert Yee's Story: From Child Angel Island…
Herbert Yee was born in 1924 in Toishan, Guangdong Province, China. His father, Henry Yee, a 1921…
Alone on Angel Island at age eight: David Leong's…
David Leong's story is an amazing one. While he traveled across the Pacific at the age of eight…
Jennie Wu's Angel Island Story
Jennie (Sook Han) Wu, at the tender age of just 11 years old, made the trip from Har Bin Village of…
