The dragon's child : a story of Angel Island
Yep, Laurence, 1948-
The dragon's child : a story of Angel Island / Laurence Yep ; with Kathleen S. Yep - New York : HarperCollins , c2008. - 133 p. : ; ill. ; 19 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 129-132).
In 1922, ten-year-old Gim Lew reluctantly leaves his village in China to accompany his father to America, but before they go he must prepare for a grueling test that he must pass--without stuttering--at California's Angel Island, where strict officials strive to keep out unwanted immigrants. Includes facts about immigration from China and the experiences of the author's family.
9780062018151
2007018373
Emigration and Immigration----Fiction
Fathers and daughters----Juvenile fiction
Chinese Americans----Juvenile fiction
China---History---20th century----Fiction
Angel Island (Calif.)----History----Fiction
California----Juvenile fiction
PZ7.Y44 / Dqq 2008
JUV FIC YEP
The dragon's child : a story of Angel Island / Laurence Yep ; with Kathleen S. Yep - New York : HarperCollins , c2008. - 133 p. : ; ill. ; 19 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 129-132).
In 1922, ten-year-old Gim Lew reluctantly leaves his village in China to accompany his father to America, but before they go he must prepare for a grueling test that he must pass--without stuttering--at California's Angel Island, where strict officials strive to keep out unwanted immigrants. Includes facts about immigration from China and the experiences of the author's family.
9780062018151
2007018373
Emigration and Immigration----Fiction
Fathers and daughters----Juvenile fiction
Chinese Americans----Juvenile fiction
China---History---20th century----Fiction
Angel Island (Calif.)----History----Fiction
California----Juvenile fiction
PZ7.Y44 / Dqq 2008
JUV FIC YEP
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