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010 _a2007018373
020 _a9780062018151
050 0 0 _aPZ7.Y44
_bDqq 2008
082 0 0 _aJUV FIC YEP
100 1 _aYep, Laurence, 1948-
245 1 4 _aThe dragon's child
_b: a story of Angel Island
_c/ Laurence Yep ; with Kathleen S. Yep
260 _aNew York
_b: HarperCollins
_c, c2008.
300 _a133 p. :
_c; ill.
_c; 19 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 129-132).
520 _aIn 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.
650 4 _aEmigration and Immigration
_v--Fiction
650 _aFathers and daughters
_v--Juvenile fiction
650 _aChinese Americans
_v--Juvenile fiction
651 _aChina
_x-History
_y-20th century
_v--Fiction
651 1 _aAngel Island (Calif.)
_x--History
_v--Fiction
651 1 _aCalifornia
_v--Juvenile fiction
700 1 _aYep, Kathleen S.
942 _cMO
999 _c232045
_d232045