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The dragon's child : a story of  Angel Island
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The dragon's child : a story of Angel Island

Author: Laurence Yep; Kathleen S Yep
Publisher: New York : HarperCollins, ©2008.
Edition/Format:   Book : Elementary and junior high school : Fiction : English : 1st edView all editions and formats
Summary:
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.
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Genre/Form: Fiction
Juvenile fiction
Material Type: Elementary and junior high school, Fiction
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Laurence Yep; Kathleen S Yep
ISBN: 9780060276928 0060276924 9780060276935 0060276932
OCLC Number: 137325064
Description: 133 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Contents: Author's note --
The secret --
The dragon --
Scattered in the wind --
Ching Ming --
Farewell to the village --
Hong Kong --
The new skin --
The ship --
Hopeless --
San Francisco --
Angel Island --
Failure --
Waiting --
The test --
The future --
More about Chinese American immigration --
Photographs --
Bibliography.
Responsibility: Laurence Yep ; with Kathleen S. Yep.

Abstract:

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.

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A nice addition to any library.

by AnchorageSchools (WorldCat user published 2009-10-23) Good Permalink

      A slight but insightful book on Angel Island and immigration as experienced by a nine year old Chinese-American boy.  Written in partnership with Laurence Yep & his niece about their first American born Chinese relative and Yep's grandfather as they prepared...
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