Island: Poetry and History of Chinese Immigrants on Angel Island, 1910-1940

Him Mark Lai has researched Chinese American history, has written key articles and books, and has taught the first college level course on Chinese American history. Active in community cultural activities, he produced a weekly hour-long community-based Cantonese language radio program and was coordinator of the Chinese Culture Foundation's "In show more Search of Roots" program show less

Judy Yung (Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley) Professor Emerita of American Studies at the University of California, Santa Cruz, is the daughter of Chinese immigrants who were detained on Angel Island. In the image to the left, she is holding her father's Certificate of Identification issued in 1921. Beginning in 1909, all Chinese persons show more were issued certificates to identify them as legally admitted into the country. After 1940, these certificates were replaced by "green cards." Yung received her M.A. in library science and Ph.D. in ethnic studies from the University of California, Berkeley, before joining the faculty at University of California, Santa Cruz, where she has taught courses in Asian American history, women's studies, ethnic studies, and oral history. Her publications include Island: Poetry and History of Chinese Immigrants on Angel Island, 1910-1940: Unbound Feet: A Social History of Chinese Women in San Francisco; Chinese American Voices: From the Cold Rush to the Present; The Adventures of Eddie Fung: Chinatown Kid, Texas Cowboy, Prisoner of War; and Angel Island: Immigrant Gateway to America. show less