Immigration files are being opened to the public. Called Alien Files, they will enable Americans to learn about their ancestors and how they came to the U.S. - - Donna Poisl
By Joshua Melvin, San Mateo County Times
SAN BRUNO — Steven Low, 64, looked on as a roughly four-foot long rectangle of red tissue paper covered in Chinese calligraphy was removed from a protective plastic sleeve at the National Archive building in San Bruno.
The almost century-old document is a marriage record that charts the development of his maternal grandmother's family and is a gold mine of personal history.
"It was very emotional," the San Francisco resident said of the first time he saw the document and other records contained in immigration files dug up at the archive by his wife, Jeanie, a genealogist, in 1993.
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Donna, the article is down at the moment. Do you have a link to it? My company works for immigrants getting them visas and helping them attain the eb5 green card, etc. This kind of story would fit very well on some of our materials. If you know of where I can find it please let me know. I will check back at this space. thanks!
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