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The writer Angelo Pellegrini has recalled his own family's
detention at Ellis Island
We lived there for three days -- Mother and we five
children, the youngest of whom was three years old.
Because of the rigorous physical examination that we
had to submit to, particularly of the eyes, there was this
terrible anxiety that one of us might be rejected. And if
one of us was, what would the rest of the family do?
O to describe the physical examination experience
an immigrant family.
O to explain the day-to-day schedule experienced E
immigrant family.
O to describe the fond memories experienced by a
immigrant family.
O to explain the feelings of worry experienced by an
immigrant family.