NBTB 2013 Reporting Excursion Template 5

CHINATOWn AND thE BAY

Description: While many U.S. cities have Chinatowns, only one has Angel Island the place where emigrants from China during the 1880s were detained, sometimes for years, until they were allowed to complete their journeys in San Francisco. Many thousands of immigrants passed through Angel Island on their way to Chinatown and the walls of the barracks they inhabited tell their story, with poems carved into the soft wood, and exhibits that highlight the vast distances and incredible challenges that immigrants overcame. Angel Island underwent a $20 million renovation several years ago and there is not only a museum but an inrmary, boat dock and other areas to visit. This trip exposes you to a healthy, vibrant, thriving Chinatown that is the legacy of those who landed, stayed and sometimes died on Angel Island. For this trip, youll take a boat ride to the island; visiting the immigration station requires an easy-to-moderate one-mile walk from the boat dock to the museum, including incredible views of San Francisco. At some point (before or after) youll take a bus or walk from the CalTrain station to Chinatown (the ofcial entrance and big gold dragon are at Grant and Bush streets).
Marguerite shuttle from Adelfa to PA Caltrain

What youll get: CalTrain and MUNI tickets (2 rides per student) plus boxed lunch. Ferry tickets to Angel Island and to the Immigration Station Museum. What you need to plan: How and when you visit Chinatown (before or after the island). Chinatown is big and incredible and its possible to just go there and soak up the street scenes, but there are also museums and self-guided walking tours that you can nd on the web do some digging.Youll also need to plan your boat trip to Angel Island and work with Paul/Beatrice in advance to get tickets.

PA Caltrain to SF Caltrain
GHIRARDELLI SQUARE ANGEL ISLAND TCHO CHOCOLATE FACTORY

FARMERS MARKET GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE

ALCATRAZ

CHINATOWN

CALTRAIN

The stories of many of Californias immigrants are told at Angel Island and in San Franciscos Chinatown.