On January 1, 1892, Ellis Island immigration station in New York Harbor opened its doors and welcomed its first immigrant, ... a young German-American who worked at the Fulton Fish Market.

As immigration decreased, Ellis Island's role began to change. During World War Two, some 7,000 German, Italian and Japanese nationals suspected of being enemy aliens were interred there.

From Ellis Island to Lampedusa, from Seoul to Senegal, filmmakers have used cinema to chart the hopes, heartbreak and quiet ...

California’s ‘Ellis Island’ was designed to keep Asian immigrants out. The majority of immigrants who passed through California’s immigration station, Angel Island, were from China and ...