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Sun is ready to leave his village in China for America, the
place known as Gum Saan, Gold Mountain. His father warns
him, though, that passage will not be easy. Because of the 1882
Chinese Exclusion Act, new immigrants like Sun are detained
at Angel Island until they are called to take a difficult oral
exam before they can land leave Angel Island and go
ashore. On the boat, Sun had studied maps of his village and
memorized facts about his ancestors. But as the weeks pass in
detainment, the map''s compass points swirl in his memory, and
Sun worries that he will lose his direction and be turned away.
The oil paintings are rich with historical details in this vivid
recounting, based on the author''s father-in-law''s experiences, of
a disturbing chapter in Chinese American history.

Landed

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    A Hardback by Milly Lee, Yangsook Choi

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      Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (Byr)
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 21/02/2006
      ISBN13: 9780374343149, 978-0374343149
      ISBN10: 0374343144

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Sun is ready to leave his village in China for America, the
      place known as Gum Saan, Gold Mountain. His father warns
      him, though, that passage will not be easy. Because of the 1882
      Chinese Exclusion Act, new immigrants like Sun are detained
      at Angel Island until they are called to take a difficult oral
      exam before they can land leave Angel Island and go
      ashore. On the boat, Sun had studied maps of his village and
      memorized facts about his ancestors. But as the weeks pass in
      detainment, the map''s compass points swirl in his memory, and
      Sun worries that he will lose his direction and be turned away.
      The oil paintings are rich with historical details in this vivid
      recounting, based on the author''s father-in-law''s experiences, of
      a disturbing chapter in Chinese American history.

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