Some of Gun Chown Wong’s belongings, including photographs of his wife and son, are displayed at the Chinese American Museum in the suitcase in which they were found by his son, Charles Wong. His first stop in this country was Angel Island, the immigration station in San Francisco Bay. The Los Angeles exhibit is called “Remembering Angel Island.” See full story(Katie Falkenberg / For The Times)
Charles Wong visits the Chinese American Museum in L.A., where an exhibit includes family photos. See full story(Katie Falkenberg / For The Times)
Jack Ong holds the inspection card his mother carried as she made the trip to America, entering through the immigration center on Angel Island. It is part of the L.A. exhibit. See full story(Katie Falkenberg / For The Times)
Actor Jack Ong visits the Chinese American Museum, which includes artifacts from his mother and brother-in-law, who entered the United States through the immigration center on Angel Island. See full story(Katie Falkenberg / For The Times)
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Jack Ong holds a suitcase his mother, Jeung Shee Ong, carried as she entered the United States. See full story(Katie Falkenberg / For The Times)
A suitcase and its contents (including a man’s razor) are among items Jack Ong’s mother, Jeung Shee Ong, carried as she entered the United States through the immigration center on Angel Island. See full story(Katie Falkenberg / For The Times)
Tyrus Wong, 99, visits the Chinese American Museum. He entered the country through the immigration center on Angel Island. See full story(Katie Falkenberg / For The Times)
