Because we know that not all immigrants were welcomed into the country. Not all immigrants were able to achieve their american dreams. But rather, we picked and sifted and chose which immigrants to let in and which immigrants to let out. Or keep out. And many times, this really was dependent upon an immigrants race, ethnicity, gender, class, this idea of who is fit to become a citizen and who is not. And this is the history that is best exemplified through immigration through angel island. This is in the San Francisco bay. It is that other island, not alcatraz, but that other island in the San Francisco bay that is now a california state park. So, the immigration station on angel island was open from 1910 to 1940. We primarily think about it as an entry point for immigrants from china and japan. And two thirds of the immigrants who did come through angel island were from those two countries. But as you can see, there are over 80 countries represented for the immigration stream that cam
Its. Wildfires destroy entire communities on the west coast of the u. S. And leave several states scrambling to control the spreading blazes. And in school the. Series to a deciding game the defending n. B. A. Champions beating the Boston Celtics to level the semifinal series at 3 games. Welcome to the news hour firefighters are battling a blaze in the lebanese capital at the site of last months court explosion it started at a destroyed a warehouse which was storing oil and tires the red cross say its threatening your warehouse with food aid this comes just a month after the blast in beirut that killed at least 200. 00 people xenophobes are reports from beirut. Another fire at the port another scare for residents of the lebanese capital port. In fear it was here a little over a month ago that a massive explosion tore through neighborhoods across beirut killing at least 190 people on. Memories of then still fresh now those living close by left their homes as the fire spread. Their westp
We should look after the homeless off to d destroy europes largest refugee yet thousands on the greek island lesbos have nowhere to go i lived as one refugees gone the forever well the disaster for stories of the e. U. To rethink ever saw the policies this is a story. Hello and welcome to the program. Thousands of refugees are home this in greece off to thaw is destroyed the biggest camp in europe it was the 1st point of call for many Asylum Seekers hoping to start a new european life. The morea camp built a house 3000 had 13000 packed in and living in squalor greeces migration minister said the refugees started the fires deliberately to protest against coded 19 quarantine rooms Health Workers unless boss admit theyve lost track of some of the 35 Asylum Seekers who tested positive to the virus and islanders say chance to be rid of the unwanted visitors once and for all John Psaropoulos reports as you can see more you can find me which has stood here for the past 8 years is gone it has
The inhabitants of moria crowded with the little they had left vulnerable exhausted stranded. A humanitarian catastrophe for those already stricken by hardship. Now there are even blocking the basics we have. I think maybe 3 on the family like. Watch on that number. Living or that if it not up would not have anything to go inside the amalia if you banned water you drink it if youre not fun to use this thursday because they are angry this version of project or the camp but they are born. 0906 all tents where now we dont have any food on the dance we sleep in the road its very very bad. These are the fires that ripped through the camp more i was home to more than 12000 people more than 4 times its capacity and it was the tourists for its dilapidated conditions for storage he said the fires had been deliberately started by inhabitants nay by residents angered at the presence of a camp have since attempted to stop tents being put up on the destroyed site. Some of. This disgrace that is mor
Dead after a night of rage in colombia over the death of a man who was repeatedly tasered by police for breaking coronavirus rules. In spalls a new n. F. L. Season is a browns a kickoff the players also are promising a new era of protest against Racial Injustice is set to start as well. The greek government is Standing Firm in telling migrants left homeless after their camp was gutted by fire but they will not be moved to the mainland on the island of less boss the thousands of Asylum Seekers who feel let down and trapped now face a 2nd night without shelter a fire swept through the maria camp on tuesday night after protests over coronavirus restrictions before more blazes on wednesday so youre going to go reports. The charred remains of the madia refugee camp not a corner untouched by the fire. On the surrounding roads thousands of people full inhabitants of moria crowded with the little they had left vulnerable exhausted stranded on. A humanitarian catastrophe for those already stric