num_pages: 144
description: In this dramatic memoir of early-twentieth century immigration, author Li Keng Wong shares her family’s journey from rural China to a new life in California.In 1933, seven-year-old Li Keng’s life changed forever. Her father decided to bring his family from a small village in southern China to California. Getting to America was not easy. Getting past America’s strict anti-Chinese immigration laws was even more difficult. Any misstep could mean deportation and disgrace for their family.Life in America during the Great Depression brought many exciting surprises as well as a few disappointments. Hunger, poverty, police raids, frequent moves, and the occasional sting of racism were a part of everyday life, but slowly Li Keng and her family found stability and a true home in “Gold Mountain.”
language: English
title: Good Fortune: My Journey to Gold Mountain
titlecomplete: Good Fortune: My Journey to Gold Mountain
genres: Nonfiction, China, Memoir, Childrens
ratings_count: 53
publisher: Peachtree Publishing Company