AIISF Focus Group 1- Pathways to Immigration Project

On December 1, 2021, we’ll be holding the first of a series of focus groups to collect community input on some renovations to the outdoor terraces on the site.

During the last major renovation in 2009, outdoor terraces were created that outlined the structural footprint of the former Administration Building that burned down in 1940. While the original masterplan called for the terraces to be paved over, these areas were covered instead with decomposed granite due to budget considerations. These small rocks, however, are damaging the Detention Barrack Museum’s stairwell and floors.

AIISF is partnering with Angel Island State Park on the new Pathways to Immigration project which will pave over these 3 terraces. This will provide new opportunities for exhibit panels and for families to have their names recognized on the site.