Angel Island and Ellis Island introduced so many different immigrants from around the world to America. But if you think about it, there are some smaller differences and some bigger differences. In this essay, I am going to explain the similarities between the two islands. Some of the similarities between Angel Island and Ellis Island are: It was the first stop to America, they’re located on water, and both had a very long process to get through.

Both Islands passed through thousands of immigrants. Ellis Island passed through twelve million immigrants and Angel island passed through one hundred sixty five thousand Immigrants. Ellis Island’s maximum capacity was one thousand people. It is unknown how many Immigrants Angel Island could hold.

Both Angel Island and Ellis Island are located on water, and both are islands. Ellis Island is located in the upper New York bay, and Angel Island is in the San Francisco bay. Both islands have over a square mile.

Ellis Island and Angel Island both had a long process to pass through. Elis Island would take a few hours at the shortest and a few days at the longest to get passed through. At Angel Island it would take somewhere from a week to a month to get passed through. At Ellis Island you would also have to answer twenty-nine questions. At Angel Island the facility was mainly a detention center and seventy percent of the immigrants were Chinese. The security would check you if you had any diseases. If you did, they would mark your clothes which would represent which disease you had, and then you would be treated.

Angel Island was once known as the “Ellis Island of the west coast.” Even though both islands are on the opposite side of the country, they brought in so many different immigrants from across the world. Both islands helped thousands of immigrants, but now both of them are museums. There is a good chance that one of your ancestors passed through Angel Island or Ellis Island.