They were not allowed to talk to family already in America.
They were treated badly at Angel Island.
They were not allowed to contact relatives already in America.
Ellis Island
Unfriendly entrance conditions at Angel Island ---Apex...
They were treated badly at Angel Island.
Most of the immigrants processed at the Angel Island station in San Francisco Bay were Chinese.
If they were coming in directly to San Francisco they would enter through Angel Island.
The immigrants who landed at Ellis Island near New York were processed much quicker than immigrants who landed at Angel Island near San Francisco. Angel Island immigrants were held to higher standards than those of Ellis Island.
Asia
Ellis Island was a inspection station for immigrants coming into the United States which was a gateway for millions of immigrants from 1892 until 1954. Angel Island was a gateway for Asian immigrants, which they experienced harsh questioning, were checked for diseases, and checked for criminal record. Many were sent back or quarantined due to this.
Ellis Island and Angel Island are both places where immigrants first stopped when they reached the United States. Ellis Island is in New York and Angel Island is in California.
Immigrants had to wait for a day or two days, In Angel Island immigrants didn't had to wait that long.