Read this excerpt about Angel Island, an immigration
station in the 1900s.
Which student response to the excerpt is an example of
a text-to-text connection?
Entry into the United States was most difficult for the
Chinese. In part, Angel Island was built to enforce laws
that restricted Chinese immigration. Such laws as the
Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 were written out of
prejudice and fear that Chinese workers were taking
jobs away from European Americans. Around 30
percent of Chinese immigrants at Angel Island were
forced to return to China.
O This story about Angel Island reminds me of my
grandmother, because she is Chinese.
O This story about Angel Island reminds me of the
time our family visited San Francisco.
O This story about Angel Island reminds me of the
feelings I had when our family moved to the United
States
O This story about Angel Island reminds me of a book
I read called Children of Ellis Island
The rest, those who could prove they had a husband or
father who was a US citizen, were allowed to enter the
mainland United States.
