Laborfest: Angel Island & Chinese Immigration

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Date:

Saturday, July 03, 2010

Time:

11:30 AM - 4:30 PM

Event Type:

Teach-In

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Location Details:

At Angel Island Immigration Post - Inside the Mess Hall - North East side of the island
Talk and Slide Show by Jean Pfaelzer.
Meet in front yard of the Immigration Post building.
Please bring your own lunch. (There is a store and a restaurant, however, the price might be little high.)
You may need to hike for 30 min. or more, so please wear comfortable shoes. You can bring your bike on the ferry.
Ferry from San Francisco by Blue & Gold $16.00,
from Oakland $ 14.50 (415-773-1188)
Pfaelzer's presentation will start 11:30 AM (new schedule) inside the Mess Hall
The main talk on The Harry Bridges & Immigration will start 1:00 PM in the outside court yard
Please bring your own lunch. (There is a store and a restaurant, however, the price might be little high.)
You may need to hike for 30 min. or more, so please wear comfortable shoes. (You can take a tram with fee)
You can bring your bike on the ferry.
Ferry from San Francisco by Blue & Gold $16.00,
from Oakland $ 14.50 (415-773-1188)
Departure Schedule to Angel Island:
From SF Ferry Building - 9:20, 11:20 AM
From Pier 41 - 9:40, 11:45 AM (Ticket at the booth west of Pier 39)
(If you want to attend Jean Pfaelzer's presentation, please catch 9:20, 9:40 ferry)
From Oakland - 9:00 AM, From Alameda - 9:10 AM
Departure Schedule from Angel Island
To San Francisco - 4:30 PM
To Alameda/Oakland - 3:10 PM

Bridges & Immigration Talk (Free) - Angel Island Immigration Post - North East side of the island
(Please note: The time has changed due to Jean Pfaelzer's presentation was added)
On The 100th Anniversary of Angel Island Immigration Station
By Harvey Schwartz, Mike Daly
Special guest Jean Pfaelzer, author of "DRIVEN OUT: The Forgotten War Against Chinese Americans will also make a presentation on her book.
http://www.udel.edu/PR/drivenout/
http://www.indybay.org/uploads/2010/06/30/pfaelzer-flyer.pdf
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2010/06/30/18652265.php

In 1939, the US government had the first of five trials in an effort to deport Australian born ILWU president Harry Bridges for being a member of the Communist Party, a legal organization. The first trial was on Angel Island which also was an immigration station for newly arrived immigrants and war prisoners. ILWU historian Harvey Schwartz will provide a report on the effort to deport Harry Bridges and Ironworker Mike Daly will report on the history of immigration of this important island. It is also celebrating its 100th anniversary as an immigration station.

For A Full Tour of The Angel Island Immigration Station
The tour schedule is as follows: 11:00 am, 1230pm, 2pm, and 3:30pm on July 3. The fee is $7 per person, which can be paid for at the Cove Café by the ferry landing, or can be put in the donation box at the Immigration Station. Anyone who definitely wants to go on a guided tour should purchase a ticket at the café. The café only accepts cash.
Ryan Mayeda, Sam Shirley & Casey Lee
United States Immigration Station, Angel Island State Park.
For more info, call (415) 435-5537
aiusis [at] parks.ca.gov

See also:
http://www.laborfest.net/2010/2010schedule.htm
http://www.blueandgoldfleet.com
http://www.angelisland.com

For more information: http://www.laborfest.net/2010/2010schedule...

Added to the calendar on Wed, Jun 30, 2010 7:32PM

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