Why was Angel Island a place of sorrow for some Japanese and Chinese immigrants?
A) Asian immigrants met the spouses there that matchmakers had found for them and were often disappointed.
B) Asian immigrants were often separated from their families there before undertaking the long journey across the sea.
C) Asian immigrants were detained there and often interrogated while American authorities attempted to verify their identities.
D) Asian immigrants needed to pass a grueling physical in order to gain entry to the United States.
E) Asian immigrants were not allowed to see the loved ones with whom they traveled once they reached the island.
C
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A. had the free will to become superior or inferior beings B. lacked the ability to determine their fate C. were largely controlled by other men in a social pyramid D. were largely subject to natural, but not divine, forces that determine their destiny
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