A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On Nov. 12, 1954, Ellis Island officially ...

So I'm trying to save the sequence, and lo and behold, we find out that James' family came through Ellis Island. So that's why that scene is in the movie. It looks like Will Smith learned a little ...

In this film Untapped New York Artist-in-Residence and filmmaker Aaron Asis takes on another New York City icon – Ellis Island National Museum of Immigration. Insiders will hear from the very ...

some 40% of Americans living today are descended from immigrants who came through Ellis Island. Many of the people who would help shape the identity of the US in the 20th Century, from film ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. NEW YORK CITY (PIX11) – Ellis Island ...

Smith rejected a scene on Ellis Island because he thought Black people didn't immigrate via the historic landmark. The star agreed to film after learning relatives of his producing partner ...

CJ Group vice chair Miky Lee, the power player behind Oscar history-maker “Parasite,” will add another honor to her collection when she receives the Ellis Island Medal of Honor. The executive ...