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剛抵達愛利斯島(Ellis
Island)，來自於義大利的移民家庭
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走到紐約的愛利斯島(Ellis
Island)
您知道愛利斯島上曾舉辦過什麼重要的活動嗎？
19世紀晚期及20世紀早期時，許多外來移民透過名為愛利斯島的移民站來到紐約，這家移民站位在紐約市曼哈頓島南部一角的附近。幾百年來，紐約市的大部分居民都是離鄉背景的外來移民。愛爾蘭人、義大利人、猶太人、波多黎各人及其他各國的人都對這個大城市的文化帶來了深遠的影響。
1892及1954年間，為了躲避宗教迫害、政治壓迫及家鄉的貧窮生活，1千2百多萬名移民借道愛利斯島，來此展開在美國的新生活；然而，穿越愛利斯島通常代表了一趟漫長又艱辛的旅程，而新來乍到的移民則必須在隊伍中等待多時、忍受醫療檢查及回答移民官員的問題。
Do you know what important activity once took place at Ellis Island?
In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, many immigrants came to New York through an immigration station called Ellis Island, near the southern tip of New York City's Manhattan Island. Immigrants, people who leave their home country to live permanently in a new one, have made up a large part of the population of New York City for several hundred years. Irish, Italian, Jewish, Puerto Rican, and other people have influenced the cultural makeup of this huge city.
Between 1892 and 1954, more than 12 million immigrants passed through Ellis Island in order to start a new life in the United States. They came to escape religious persecution, political oppression, and poverty in their home countries. Getting through Ellis Island, however, was often a long and grueling process. Newly arrived immigrants had to wait in line for many hours, endure medical examinations, and answer questions from the immigration inspectors.
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