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Hundreds of Koreans arrived in the U.S. through the Angel Island immigration station in San Francisco. Edwin lee’s parents were two of these Koreans in the immigration station.

Edwin lee’s father arrived in 1913 as a student using a false name. He had to leave Korea because of japan’s annexation of Korea. And because of japan’s their ban on people leaving Korea. So he left Korea

He and other people had an infectious disease, consequently they could not enter the U.S but they were able to be treated in the immigration hospital, but they didn't have enough money to be treated so the Americans felt bad for them so they treated them as students not immigrants.

Edwin lee’s mother, Kim Hey Soo came to the US in October 1917 when she was just

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