Step 1 : Introduction to the question "Which island is known as the West Coast equivalent of Ellis Island?"
...Located in San Francisco Bay, Angel Island served as the primary immigration station on the U.S. West Coast from 1910 to 1940. Like Ellis Island in New York Harbor, it processed hundreds of thousands of immigrants, but the experience was often far more restrictive. Many arrivals, particularly from Asia, faced lengthy interrogations and extended detention due to exclusionary immigration laws. Because of its central role in West Coast immigration history and its symbolic importance, Angel Island is widely known as the West Coast equivalent of Ellis Island.
