For example, the headline on the Savage site was
"Whites need not apply" - presumably saying that caucasians who want to immigrate to the US are not allowed in, while Asians and Africans and those of color are.
The actual headline from the article:
New citizens sworn in on Angel Island
And the article itself:
Bright sun and a cooling wind welcomed 25 new citizens who were sworn in Friday morning on Angel Island near the historic immigration station.
Twenty-five new citizens from 17 countries took their citizenship oath at the ceremony put on the by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services as part of a celebration of constitution week and citizenship day, celebrated every Sept. 17 in remembrance of the signing of the U.S. Constitution in 1787. It also is the 100th anniversary of the immigration station, which has been called the Ellis Island of the West.
The location was significant for Jowei Chang of Burlingame, who is from Taiwan. Chang was joined by new citizens who came from the Philippines, Kenya, China, India, New Zealand, France,
New United States citizens hold their flags at an Immigration and Naturalization service on Angel Island on Friday, (IJ photo/Frankie Frost)Italy, Burma, Germany, Pakistan, Ukraine, Spain, El Salvador, Vietnam and Somalia.
Chang's young daughter's great grandfather was interned at the island as he came to the United States.
"My husband's grandfather was held here at Angel Island many years ago," she said, minutes after becoming a U.S. citizen. "I always wanted my children to come here to know the history of immigrants and how hard it was to come to this land."
The Angel Island station was built after passage of the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, a race-based doctrine that limited immigration. While some were welcomed to America, others - typically Asians - found themselves stuck on Angel Island for months, or years in some cases.
"The Angel Island Immigration Station was a place where many people who wanted to come to America were denied entry and categorized as ineligible to become citizens because of race and that reflects a certain dark part of American history," said Eddie Wong, executive director of the Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation. "So today in an era where America hopefully embraces immigrants is a commentary on how America has changed and evolved and has the ability to change its mind for the better."
[Photo caption: State Supreme Court Justice Joyce California Supreme Court Justice Joyce Kennard takes a tour of the immigrant internment barracks before speaking at an Immigration and Naturalization Service swearing-in ceremony on Angel Island on Friday. She is an immigrant from Holland and lives in Corte Madera. (IJ photo/Frankie Frost)]
Kennard, who lives in Corte Madera, spoke at the event. Kennard was born in Java in Indonesia and eventually emigrated from Holland to the United States.
"This brings back memories for me personally," Kennard told the new citizens, as an American flag fluttered in the wind to her right. "You are like a miniature United Nations. Like you, I came here from a very distant shore. ... I never felt like America owed me anything. I always felt indebted to this county for simply letting me in. America gave me a chance to have an education."
Kate Berry of Petaluma, by way of England, was happy to be a new American.
"It was incredible to have it here on the island," Berry said, as she stood with her family. "I feel very honored."
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