Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation (AIISF)

PO Box 29237
San Francisco, CA 94129-0237
415-561-2160 phone
415-561-2162 fax
info@aiisf.org
www.aiisf.org

Area of Inerest:
Organization - Historical preservation

Ethnic Community Served:
Pan Asian

Description:
The immigration experience is a common thread binding the histories of most Americans. Whether escaping persecution, poverty or lack of economic prospects, immigrants have come to the United States for the ideals it represents -- freedom, democracy, and opportunity. Most Americans know the story of Ellis Island, where immigrants crossing the Atlantic Ocean were processed. But the story of its West Coast counterpart, Angel Island, is little-known.

Located in the middle of San Francisco Bay, Angel Island Immigration Station was routinely the first stop for immigrants crossing the Pacific Ocean. The Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation (AIISF) is the nonprofit partner of California State Parks and the National Park Service in the effort to preserve, restore and interpret the historic immigration station.

Staff:
Forrest Gok - President
Patty Nishimura-Dingle - Vice-president
Katherine Toy - Executive Director
Margaret Whelly - Administrative Coordinator

Source:
http://www.acon.org/aiisf/

Submitted by:
AIA Staff

New - 03/05/03