Hello!
He compared the Americans view of the labd to the Europeans viewof the land.
radiation I believe that is it
The long wait on angel island took place in America within the period of 1920s. The story depict the struggle of chinese immigrants who fought to escape communism and find a new opportunity on the freedom land.
This writing is considered a historical fiction because it does not provide any concrete evidences of it's actually happened.
Well, the amendment made alcohol worse than it already was. People had to go to illegal ways to gain alcohol, making mobs popular. Alcohol poisoning was also extreme, and there are many other factors I cannot think of right now :P