1. Angel Island: Gateway of the Pacific
... a wide range of behaviors as immoral, including perjury, indictment for murder, and conviction of criminal libel. But the realm of immigrants' private sexuality came under the most scrutiny. There was a woman in particular named Mary Mallon who was ... as who would be admitted and who would be excluded. The wealthy, usually Europeans, would be considered high class and were given preferential treatment. It was rare to find any Asian affiliation with the first class. ... hierarchy. For example, Mexican immigrant would show bank statements or property deeds to convince inspectors they were...
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