anand i brought dr. araki takahashi out and we photographed just about every square inch of the walls that we could. the word spread pretty rapidly and we were getting lots of asian studies classes coming out from not just san francisco state but other colleges in the area also. they had no idea that this was here even though perhaps their parents had come through here or their grandparents. and so i told them that this was due for destruction and if they wanted to save it, write some letters or lobby to do something about it. after a while, i guess the lobbying took effect because they passed a bill to save the immigration station from destruction. today, when i think about angel island, i'm really excited that we're in a place where we are actively planning to restore it and preserve it. (narrator) the poems in the building were very important to the asian american community. over time, the building has decayed. work is being done to save the building and its history for future generations. efforts are being