SONA (Save OUR National Archives) is a broad consortium of non-profit organizations and individuals dedicated to the preservation and enhancement of public access and services provided by the REGIONAL offices and collections of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). After twelve years, SONA was successful in advocating that the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) agreed to schedule older Alien Case Files for transfer to NARA’s historical collection for public research, June 2009. SONA’s core team based in San Francisco consisted of representatives of the Chinese Historical Society of America (CHSA), Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation (AIISF), National Japanese American Historical Society (NJAHS), and the Asian American Studies Department at San Francisco State University.

1.25 linear feet (3 boxes)

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Collection is open for research.