The Dragon's child : a story of Angel Island

Description:

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.

subjects: Fiction,  History,  Juvenile fiction,  Chinese Americans,  Fathers and sons,  Emigration and immigration,  Stuttering,  Families,  Fathers,  Family - Parents,  People & Places - United States - Asian American,  Social Issues - Emigration & Immigration,  Juvenile Fiction / Family / Parents,  Juvenile Fiction,  Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction,  Children: Grades 3-4,  Children's fiction,  Emigration and immigration, fiction,  Fathers and sons, fiction,  Chinese americans, fiction,  China, fiction,  California, fiction

Places: Angel Island (Calif.),  China,  California

Times: 1850-1950,  20th century,  1912-1928