Project Description
Price: $14.95
ISBN: 978-1-56145-367-2
Publication Date: 3/30/2006
Page Count: 144
Size: 6 ̎ x 8-1/2 ̎
Age Range: 8 – 12
Language: English
Price: $8.95
ISBN: 978-1-56145-464-8
Publication Date: 10/1/2008
Page Count: 144
Size: 6 ̎ x 8-1/2 ̎
Age Range: 8 – 12
Language: English
ISBN: 978-1-56145-874-5
Age Range: 8 – 12
Language: English
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F&P: U, Gr 5, Genre B
Lexile: 630L
Themes: China, Citizenship, Immigration
BISAC 1: JNF053240 JUVENILE FICTION / Emigration & Immigration
BISAC 2: JNF053140 JUVENILE FICTION / Social Issues/Prejudice & Racism
BISAC 3: JNF007050 JUVENILE FICTION / Biography & Autobiography/Cultural Heritage
Reviews
“This memoir clearly shows the hardships, sacrifices, and eventual successes of the Chinese families who came to America during the Depression…. Photographs of the family when they are older show prosperous and happy people and leave readers with a sense of the richness of the immigrant experience.” ―School Library Journal
“The vivid cultural details…are fascinating, whether Wong is describing her mother’s traditional wedding or the family’s first apartment in California, where her father coped with the Depression by running a gambling business in the family’s front room. The plain words leave room for readers to imagine their own emotional responses.” ―Booklist
“Li Keng Wong wonderfully describes her experience… I highly recommend this book.” ―New York Amsterdam News
“Li Keng Wong’s personal account of her journey to America adds a much needed additional chapter to America’s immigration narrative. Her lively story helps illustrate immigration from a personal perspective and shares rich details of life in China and in America during the 1930s.” ―Erika Gee, Director of Education, Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation
Awards
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People ―National Council for the Social Studies/Children’s Book Council, 2007
Best Children’s Books of the Year ―Bank Street College of Education, 2007
Honorary Mention Best Book Award ―Chinese American Librarians Association (CALA), 2006-2007
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California Collections (Middle School) ―California Readers, 2007
Kansas State Reading Circle Recommended Reading List (Middle School / Junior High) ―Kansas National Education Association, 2007
Emphasis on Reading Program (Nominee, Grades 7-8) ―Alabama Department of Education, 2007-2008
William Allen White Children’s Book Awards Master List (Nominee) ―Emporia State University, 2008-2009
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Meet the Author

Li Keng Wong was an elementary school teacher in the San Francisco Bay area for more than thirty-five years. She was featured in the Disney documentary “American Tapestry.” She passed away in 2018.