Angel Island Immigration Station, or more simply, “Angel Island”, was a prominent immigration processing center on the West Coast. Angel Island was created specifically to filter the immigration of Asian immigrants after the passage of the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act. This lesson plan explores the consequences of the creation of Angel Island, while exposing students to historical skills such as comparison, analysis, and building defensible arguments. Learning about the history of immigration in the U.S. is an impactful experience for students and helps them understand the sociopolitical structures of modern America. As they supplement their current knowledge of immigration through learning about Angel Island, students will be able to form their own understanding of how immigration experiences varied throughout the U.S. during the 19th and 20th centuries, along with the resulting consequences.