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April 4 2010

Ellis Island
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  • "Give me your tired, your poor," she said. "Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free..."

    "Give me your tired, your poor," she said. "Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free..."

  • And so they came. By the millions.

    And so they came. By the millions.

  • Men...

    Men...

  • ...and women...

    ...and women...

  • And above all the parents with their children.

    And above all the parents with their children.

  • Children they hoped would have a better life.

    Children they hoped would have a better life.

  • This is where so many of them first entered the United States.

    This is where so many of them first entered the United States.

  • A huge facility on an island in New York harbor.

    A huge facility on an island in New York harbor.

  • Its towers may have seemed fearsome.

    Its towers may have seemed fearsome.

  • Its symbols equally so.

    Its symbols equally so.

  • On the right hand (north) side of the building are walls with many panels.

    On the right hand (north) side of the building are walls with many panels.

  • They honor those who had the courage to make the journey.

    They honor those who had the courage to make the journey.

  • This wall looks out at the Empire State Building across the harbor.

    This wall looks out at the Empire State Building across the harbor.

  • And there, in the middle, in panel 734...

    And there, in the middle, in panel 734...

  • ... are the names of those of my family who dared the trip.

    ... are the names of those of my family who dared the trip.

  • My grandparents and their three-year-old son.<br />
(And yes, I do know how to spell his middle name, but, alas, the Ellis Island Foundation didn't seem to agree with me...).

    My grandparents and their three-year-old son.
    (And yes, I do know how to spell his middle name, but, alas, the Ellis Island Foundation didn't seem to agree with me...).

  • It's because they came that THIS is my family's flag. <br />
And I am grateful.

    It's because they came that THIS is my family's flag.
    And I am grateful.

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