lisa 理沙 beyeler-yvarra
@lisaby.bsky.social
phd candidate in architecture + religion at yale
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Between 1910-1940, some 175,000 mostly Chinese arrivals were detained on Angel Island. In 1970, when the detention center’s buildings were due to be torn down, a park ranger noticed that the walls were inscribed with layers upon layers of poetry. Some 200 poems survive.
#everynightapoem
#everynightapoem
May 8, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Between 1910-1940, some 175,000 mostly Chinese arrivals were detained on Angel Island. In 1970, when the detention center’s buildings were due to be torn down, a park ranger noticed that the walls were inscribed with layers upon layers of poetry. Some 200 poems survive.
#everynightapoem
#everynightapoem