24” x 36”

mixed media (rice sack, beads, sequins, stenciled text)

Wong Wik Yee, 77, entered the U.S. as a 16 year-old. Beginning in 1937, his stay at Angel Island lasted two years. Each time he was questioned, he claimed to be his grandfather's son. Some time after his release, he went to live with his father in San Francisco. Currently, he makes his home in Oakland.