Fri October 18, 2024
The Ellis Island of the West: The Angel Island Immigration Station
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Most are familiar with the well-known Ellis Island, where a majority of Ashkenazi Jewish immigrants arrived during the mid-twentieth century - but did you know that more than 500 Jewish immigrants also came through the Angel Island Immigration Center, right here in the San Francisco Bay, from 1939-1940? Discover some of their stories with Ed Tepporn, executive director of the Angel Island Immigration Center Foundation, who will share histories of the station and of the immigrants who were waylaid there during their journey into the United States, many escaping pogroms, conscription, or Nazi persecution. Tepporn's talk will be held in the gallery of the "California Jewish Open," which includes photographs of Angel Island by artist Christine Huhn that explore Jewish heritage, how one comes to belong to a place, and lesser-known landscapes that shape our experience.
About the Speaker
Ed Tepporn joined the Angel Island Immigration Center Foundation (AIICF) team in November 2019. He has over twenty-eight years of experience in the nonprofit sector. He previously served on staff at the Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF) for nearly sixteen years, most recently as APIAHF's Executive Vice President. He has also served as Director of Education at Saint Louis Effort for AIDS and as Community Co-Chair of Missouri's Statewide HIV/STD Prevention Community Planning Group. As an associate at Aplomb Consulting, he helped to staff media relations for amFAR's National AIDS Update Conference and the San Francisco Pride Celebration and Parade.
Tepporn received a B.A. in Biology and Psychology from Washington University. He was also a Nelson Mandela Scholarship recipient in the MSW program at the George Warren Brown School of Social Work. He is a certified professional leadership coach. In 2019, he was awarded a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Award for Health Equity. He was also recognized as a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Culture of Health Fellow.
Free with Museum Admission.
Presented by Contemporary Jewish Museum
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About the Speaker
Ed Tepporn joined the Angel Island Immigration Center Foundation (AIICF) team in November 2019. He has over twenty-eight years of experience in the nonprofit sector. He previously served on staff at the Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF) for nearly sixteen years, most recently as APIAHF's Executive Vice President. He has also served as Director of Education at Saint Louis Effort for AIDS and as Community Co-Chair of Missouri's Statewide HIV/STD Prevention Community Planning Group. As an associate at Aplomb Consulting, he helped to staff media relations for amFAR's National AIDS Update Conference and the San Francisco Pride Celebration and Parade.
Tepporn received a B.A. in Biology and Psychology from Washington University. He was also a Nelson Mandela Scholarship recipient in the MSW program at the George Warren Brown School of Social Work. He is a certified professional leadership coach. In 2019, he was awarded a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Award for Health Equity. He was also recognized as a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Culture of Health Fellow.
Free with Museum Admission.
Presented by Contemporary Jewish Museum
Most are familiar with the well-known Ellis Island, where a majority of Ashkenazi Jewish immigrants arrived during the mid-twentieth century - but did you know that more than 500 Jewish immigrants also came through the Angel Island Immigration Center, right here in the San Francisco Bay, from 1939-1940? Discover some of their stories with Ed Tepporn, executive director of the Angel Island Immigration Center Foundation, who will share histories of the station and of the immigrants who were waylaid there during their journey into the United States, many escaping pogroms, conscription, or Nazi persecution. Tepporn's talk will be held in the gallery of the "California Jewish Open," which includes photographs of Angel Island by artist Christine Huhn that explore Jewish heritage, how one comes to belong to a place, and lesser-known landscapes that shape our experience.
About the Speaker
Ed Tepporn joined the Angel Island Immigration Center Foundation (AIICF) team in November 2019. He has over twenty-eight years of experience in the nonprofit sector. He previously served on staff at the Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF) for nearly sixteen years, most recently as APIAHF's Executive Vice President. He has also served as Director of Education at Saint Louis Effort for AIDS and as Community Co-Chair of Missouri's Statewide HIV/STD Prevention Community Planning Group. As an associate at Aplomb Consulting, he helped to staff media relations for amFAR's National AIDS Update Conference and the San Francisco Pride Celebration and Parade.
Tepporn received a B.A. in Biology and Psychology from Washington University. He was also a Nelson Mandela Scholarship recipient in the MSW program at the George Warren Brown School of Social Work. He is a certified professional leadership coach. In 2019, he was awarded a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Award for Health Equity. He was also recognized as a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Culture of Health Fellow.
Free with Museum Admission.
Presented by Contemporary Jewish Museum
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About the Speaker
Ed Tepporn joined the Angel Island Immigration Center Foundation (AIICF) team in November 2019. He has over twenty-eight years of experience in the nonprofit sector. He previously served on staff at the Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF) for nearly sixteen years, most recently as APIAHF's Executive Vice President. He has also served as Director of Education at Saint Louis Effort for AIDS and as Community Co-Chair of Missouri's Statewide HIV/STD Prevention Community Planning Group. As an associate at Aplomb Consulting, he helped to staff media relations for amFAR's National AIDS Update Conference and the San Francisco Pride Celebration and Parade.
Tepporn received a B.A. in Biology and Psychology from Washington University. He was also a Nelson Mandela Scholarship recipient in the MSW program at the George Warren Brown School of Social Work. He is a certified professional leadership coach. In 2019, he was awarded a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Award for Health Equity. He was also recognized as a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Culture of Health Fellow.
Free with Museum Admission.
Presented by Contemporary Jewish Museum
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