Ellis Island

Leonardo was 10, Marco was 8, I, Caterina was 16. My parents had talked about going to America for a long time, but we didn't have enough money to go. Two months before my parents passed they started to save money so we started saving to come to Ellis Island, it would be a dream come true to finally come to America. Even though we were heartbroken about our parents death we couldn't live in Italy any longer. On January 12, 1905 is the day we left our home in Camgoli, Italy to come to America.…

It was a hot summer day when we went to visit our great grand-paw. It took two-hours to arrive at the Welfare Care for Elders Home so we got there at 2:05. As I got out I had to help my 4yr old sister then we went inside which looked different from last time when it was near Christmas. As we climbed the stairs I looked out of the window seeing a flourish garden and the landscape. We went inside great grand paws room and he looked better then last winter he was able to stand this time he got up…

Ellis Island was a processing center for people immigrating to America, known as the Island of Hope, and the Island of Tears representing the gateway to the new world. An estimated five thousand immigrants a day passed through Ellis Island in hopes of starting a new life in America, fleeing hardship and political persecution in their home countries. America was the land of opportunity therefore gaining entrance meant a new life and restored hope for millions. However, not everyone was allowed…

sinking, but when I finally made it above deck I saw the most beautiful thing ever. The statue of liberty loomed in the sky like a goddess waiting to be praised. I almost started crying myself. Then we landed at the most difficult part of my journey, Ellis Island. This is where hundreds of thousands of immigrants passed through. Some made it, others were deported. I practically ran off the boat. I was met by immigrant officials wearing green uniforms. “Take your number and move along,” one of…

Imagine leaving your country to start a new life elsewhere. In the 1920’s and the 1930’s many immigrants went to Ellis Island. After they arrived at Ellis Island the immigrants had to pass a medical inspection and a mental inspection. Getting into America was not easy. First, at Ellis Island they would arrive by boat or ship. Wealthy people had nicer places to ride, but the unwealthy immigrants would have to ride in a cramped and small deck that they shared with many others. The well-off…

The house was crowded with my family, it was chaotic, we were all packing. Getting ready to go to Ellis Island. My family lives in a small house with eight people living in it including me, Emma Abbadessa. It is always crowded and chaotic. We are going to Ellis Island to escape poverty. My family could only afford tickets to Ellis Island . It was only a day trip so we had to pack light and lots of water. My father is already in America waiting for us, I have not seen him in 5 years. I was 11…

“Ellis Island” is poem written by Joseph Bruchac III, an American writer with both European immigrants and Native American ancestors. The literary work intels the rejoicing of the European immigrants coming to the New World with new opportunities as they escaped poverty in their home lands, in addition to the great sorrow the Native Americans experience as their land begins to be taken away in order to give freedom to the immigrants coming to America. The overall tone for the passage is a more…

the official opening of the Ellis Island Immigration Station on January 1, 1892. Before the opening of Ellis Island, states had set their own criteria for immigrants. Ellis Island was a federal immigration station that all immigrants had to pass through to move to the United States. The arrival of 700 immigrants at Ellis Island on January 1,1982 was exciting yet stressful. Therefore, I would want to be on the ferry boat transporting processed immigrants from Ellis Island to New York. The…

Ellis Island is often considered the pinnacle of an immigrant’s journey as they travel into a new life in the United States. However, immigration existed far before Ellis Island was opened in 1892 and continues to play a significant role in current United States’ foreign policy. From the Spanish-American War to the present, United States foreign policy dealing with immigration has evolved [significantly/notably] to reflect biases, nativism/patriotism, economic concerns, and other diverse factors…

Ellis Island was in New York harbor on the east coast, while Angel Island was on the west coast in the San Francisco Bay. The islands were where immigrants went when they came from their home lands. People from Asia went to Angel island and people from Europe went to Ellis island. From coast to coast, the island’s treated people differently, some better than others. They would have to pass certain tests to be able to stay here. Some of the immigrants weren't even allowed to stay over here, in…