Ruthanne Lum McCunn at the San Francisco Public Library
Channel: San Francisco Public Library
Date: 2014-12-18

"Chinese Yankee" is the story of Thomas Sylvanus, one of the handful of Chinese-Americans who fought during the American Civil War. In this presentation, Ruthanne McCunn shares her research process, and the reasons why she found Thomas' struggles to be so compelling. Check out a copy of "Chinese Yankee" from our online card catalog - http://sflib1.sfpl.org/record=b2921051~S1