Paper Sons and Daughters: Aftermath of the 1906 SF Earthquake

[StormRider]

Just curious. Are there any ATOTer's here who has ancesters that became a US citizen because they became a "paper son"?

Paper Sons

Immigration Station

More stuff about paper sons and daughters

Even more material about paper sons

Chinese Exclusion Act

Lonely Chinese men!

 

[illusion88]

I never even heard of that before.

 

[zanieladie]

Wow...more illegal immigration. *Sigh*

 

[Kaieye]

My Grandfather and father. They both spent sometime on Angel Island (Ellis Island West)in SF Bay. If it wasn't for the 1906 Earthquake, the Chinese population in SF would be a LOT smaller.

 

[Kenazo]

Sneaky! I'd never heard about this before. Learn something new every day.