Ellis Island is in New York City, and New York City is located on the East Coast of the United States. Ellis Island is about a mile off the west side of Lower Manhattan.
Ellis Island in NY harbor was the "doorway" to the US.
Most from the east coast entered at Ellis island, but most from China and the west entered at Angel island.
Ellis island though thought to hold the statue of liberty is actually home of the immigration museum and liberty island is home to the statue of liberty. My school is teaching us the wrong thing! The statue of liberty is on liberty island not Ellis island thank you very much for teaching us the wrong thing harrison lane!
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.
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Ellis island was on the east coast whereas angel island was on the west coast. Because of this more people from Asia came to angel island
Ellis Island is in New York City, and New York City is located on the East Coast of the United States. Ellis Island is about a mile off the west side of Lower Manhattan.
Ellis Island in NY harbor was the "doorway" to the US.
Angel island was the Ellis Island of the west coast and immigrants from Asia came through the center.
Angel Island was built to house Asian immigrants on the West Coast.
Ellis Island of the West.
The majority were on the West Coast. They came in through the western Ellis Island called Angel Island in San Francisco.
Ellis island mainly had people from Europe. Angle island had people from ASia.
Most from the east coast entered at Ellis island, but most from China and the west entered at Angel island.
Eastern Europeans were processed through Ellis Island, near the Statue of Liberty. About 98% of ALL immigrants made it through Ellis Island with no problems. The same could not be said for the Asians who came through the West Coast facility--Angel Island. Nearly ALL Asian immigrants came to America through the west coast processing center located on Angel Island, right by Alcatraz Island off the coast of San Francisco. Only about 65% of all Asians made it through the rigorous process on the west coast and many were delayed there for days, weeks or even months while the processing droaned on and on.