I only wish I can land in San Francisco soon. Thus sparing me this additional sorrow here. These poignant works reveal the hardships these immigrants endured. but. more importantly. they also revealed hopes and desires that are universal to the American story. This story is worth preserving. whether it is the experience of the Irish of Boston. the Italians of New York City. the African Americans of Savannah. the Mexicans of El Paso. or the Cambodians of Long Beach. I would like to congratulate the Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation. the Chinese Historical Society of America. the California Department of Parks and Recreation. and the many other community organizations and individuals who worked tirelessly to procure National Historic Landmark status for Angel Island. It is my hope the new designation will help preserve a significant experience in the lives of Asian Pacific immigrants. and that it will also resonate with the universal immigration experience of all Americans. The second promising development that occurred this month was the announcement by Hasbro Toys. the company. which manufactures "G.I. Joe." that it will be creating a Japanese American G.I.
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