"Loqueleo." Translation of: What was Ellis Island?
Summary:
"Fue la puerta de entrada a una nueva vida en Estados Unidos para millones de personas. Los enemigos de Estados Unidos fueron retenidos aquí durante la Primera y Segunda Guerras Mundiales...[pero,] ahora es un museo que rinde homenajea la historia de los inmigrantes"--Cover. Describes the history of Ellis Island, a gateway for many immigrants coming to the United States in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, and details the restoration of the landmark and its reopening as a museum.
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