in the late 1800s they arrived via angel island in California, it was a place later nicknamed "china cove"
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They were treated badly at Angel Island.
The Bureau of Immigration as well as the United States Public Health Service were the government agencies that processed the immigrants arriving at Ellis Island. In addition to the processing of their documents, immigrants were subjected to a 'Six second physical' to determine whether or not they were ill, and might bring an epidemic into the country.
In the early 1900s, millions of immigrants came to East Coast cities such as New York City and Boston. Cities were a popular destination due to the availability of jobs.
They usually gathered in groups near Ellis Island in big cities. It's usually where they could find the most work. Italians =]
Maurice DuBois is actually Dominican-American. Born in the U.S., he is the e son of immigrants from Caribbean island of Dominica.