Li, her mother, and her brother journey from China to America to join their father in San Francisco, but they are detained at the Angel Island immigration center, where Chinese Americans are subject to harsh treatment and questioning. Will Li be able to answer the detailed questions about her former home, and why she wants to come to America? Or will she fail the tests and be deported?.
year: 2021
call number/section: 1000
subjects: immigration and emigration, fiction, chinese americans, angel island (calif.), fiction, california, history, 20th century, historical fiction, angel island immigration station (calif.), san francisco (calif.), united states, immigration and emigration
Editions
Bybee, Veeda
Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint (2021)
"When nine-year-old Li, her mother, and brother Puck arrive from China at Angel Island immigration center in 1921, Li fears she will be deported for failing the tests. Includes historical notes and glossary"--OCLC.
Schools: 1
Bybee, Veeda
Li, her mother, and her brother journey from China to America to join their father in San Francisco, but they are detained at the Angel Island immigration center, where Chinese Americans are subject to harsh treatment and questioning. Will Li be able to answer the detailed questions about her former home, and why she wants to come to America? Or will she fail the tests and be deported?.
Schools: 4