Pacific odyssey to California, 1905

Description:

Eleven-year-old Su-Na and her family emigrate from Korea to the island of Hawaii seeking prosperity and good fortune, but racism and poor job prospects force the family to move on to California where they hope life will be better for all of them.

subjects: Koreans,  Fiction,  Voyages and travels,  Sisters,  Emigration and immigration,  History,  Racism,  Overland journeys to the pacific, juvenile literature,  Overland journeys to the pacific

Places: United States,  California,  Racism,  Hawaii

Times: 1850-1950,  1900-1959