num_pages: 219
description: A young Chinese boy nicknamed Runt records his experiences in a journal as he travels from southern China to California in 1852 to join his uncle during the Gold Rush.
language: English
title: The Journal of Wong Ming-Chung: A Chinese Miner, California, 1852
titlecomplete: The Journal of Wong Ming-Chung: A Chinese Miner, California, 1852 (My Name is America)
genres: Middle Grade, American, Historical, Historical Fiction, Childrens, Asian Literature, Young Adult, Diary, China, Fiction
ratings_count: 431
series: My Name Is America
publisher: Scholastic Inc.