The culture of Alice Island

Alice Island can be said to be the only stop for every immigrant who wants to enter the new American continent since the end of19th century. Especially in the 60-year migration tide from 1892 to 1954, more than120,000 immigrants arrived here. During the peak period, 5000 people wait for inquiries and quarantine in this entry-exit hall every day.

Immigrants who were full of hope and looking for freedom and opportunity in those years, once they failed to pass the health quarantine, had to face the tragic fate of being sent back to China, making Alice Island an island of hope and an island of tears separated by a thin line. After the renovation project, Alice Island has become a striking and moving immigration museum.

In the Alice Island Immigration Museum, there is an electronic map that shows the actual number of immigrants from various countries to the United States. Press the "China people" button, and the screen will show that the China people who came to new york that year were 284 144. Although this is only a drop in the bucket compared with more than 2 million Italian immigrants, today China City in new york is the largest in the United States. The United States estimates that about 650,000 immigrants flooded into the United States in the 20 years from the end of the 20th century 1980 to 2000.

The iron bed where immigrants slept in those days has now become a museum exhibit; Visitors can also see the instruments used by the immigration station to check the health of immigrants.

But for many people, it is equivalent to a journey to find roots. They can find the records of their ancestors entering Alice Island in the well-preserved database; On the immigration wall, they can even see the names of their ancestors. 1986, the American Minority League established the "Alice Island Medal of Honor" to celebrate the 0/00th anniversary of the Statue of Liberty/kloc-0, in recognition of immigrants' outstanding contributions to the United States. It is the highest honor award of the American founding spirit that embraces multicultural groups. The award was officially approved by the US Senate and House of Representatives, and it is one of the most prestigious and highest awards in the United States. All winners will be included in the official records of the US Congress to record their outstanding contributions to the United States and the world.