Immigrant 'A'

birth date

Jul 5, 1850

I was born in china. my name is bau wang.life was horable. why i left to come to america was to get a job. i hoped to gain a good life.

historical event 1

Mar 7, 1870

i came to america because i needed a job. i had to survive the sea voyage. i had to share a room near the engine room. i had limited food and water. i helped a woman who had miscarriage.

historical event 2

Apr 6, 1870

when i was checking in to angel island i had a bad year. there was a lot of people had become ill and even died due to the poor conditional the immigration station. i got sick and i had to get a physical.

Historical event 3

Apr 9, 1870

my life in angel island was great. i had a son but he died because he got sick. then i got married and then i had a another son and he survived. i work on a rail track.