Since 1973, the ellis island oral history project has been dedicated to preserving the first-hand recollections of immigrants who passed through the ellis island immigration station between 1892 and 1954 and the employees who worked there.
—ellis island oral history project,
national park service: ellis island
which question might you answer by continuing to read the text?

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people can learn from the struggles of others.