Here is a link to a fictional immigrant journal about Mizuki Asuka, who came to Hawaii from Korea.
Here is a link to a fictional immigrant journal about Eliahs Mars, who came to America from the Bahamas.
Quotes from Ellis Island Immigrants
"What do they do with all the dirt? I wonder," said David, a New York Subway worker in the early 1900's. He was one of the men who helped to build the New York Subway by digging it out. Most of the workers were immigrants and the dirt actually went to filling in the land around Ellis Island.
"I'm waiting for the end of waiting," said Annie Moore, who was the first immigrant to pass through Ellis Island. Immigrants had to go through so many inspections that they ended up waiting for hours.
"But what good does it do to treat you worse than dirt?" Horace, a group from the 1920's, asked. Many groupers were very harsh to immigrants, but Horace was different. He realized that it didn't help and that many people were very scared. In his story, he told how he coaxed a little girl to Ellis Island by giving her candy.
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"I am Najeeb Abreely, American. But I am an immigrant too." Najeeb Abreely was an inspector on the island, but before that, he immigrated here himself. Many Ellis Island workers were once immigrants.
"So we women do what needs no translation: We smile in welcome when they land on the Ellis Island dock. In whatever language, we try to be a help and a comfort. It's the best work I can imagine." This is a quote from a letter that Margaret Batchelder, an inspector, wrote to President Theodore Roosevelt in 1903. She told him how the women were not permitted to do very much, but how they help anyway.
"Are we to eat worms? Worms soaked in blood?" Said Robbie, an Irish Immigrant. Many immigrants were appalled to see the food that was served on the island. Many mistook spaghetti with sauce for worms and blood.
All of these stories came from Gwenyth Swain's book Hope and Tears: Ellis Island Voices. (Swain)
"I'm waiting for the end of waiting," said Annie Moore, who was the first immigrant to pass through Ellis Island. Immigrants had to go through so many inspections that they ended up waiting for hours.
"But what good does it do to treat you worse than dirt?" Horace, a group from the 1920's, asked. Many groupers were very harsh to immigrants, but Horace was different. He realized that it didn't help and that many people were very scared. In his story, he told how he coaxed a little girl to Ellis Island by giving her candy.
http://es.wikipedia.org
"I am Najeeb Abreely, American. But I am an immigrant too." Najeeb Abreely was an inspector on the island, but before that, he immigrated here himself. Many Ellis Island workers were once immigrants.
"So we women do what needs no translation: We smile in welcome when they land on the Ellis Island dock. In whatever language, we try to be a help and a comfort. It's the best work I can imagine." This is a quote from a letter that Margaret Batchelder, an inspector, wrote to President Theodore Roosevelt in 1903. She told him how the women were not permitted to do very much, but how they help anyway.
"Are we to eat worms? Worms soaked in blood?" Said Robbie, an Irish Immigrant. Many immigrants were appalled to see the food that was served on the island. Many mistook spaghetti with sauce for worms and blood.
All of these stories came from Gwenyth Swain's book Hope and Tears: Ellis Island Voices. (Swain)