num_pages: 32
description: When Ming arrives in San Francisco after the long boat journey from China, his older brothers waste no time warning "Chinese should not go outside Chinatown." But Ming risks doing just that, and when he meets Patrick, he knows the young Irish boy has a kind heart, and begins a remarkable friendship that brings their two very different communities together. Illustrated in Chris Soentpiet's richly detailed watercolor paintings, this long-awaited follow-up to the award-winning Coolies helps to tell the precious, rare story of the first Chinese immigrants and their pursuit of the American Dream.
language: English
title: Brothers
titlecomplete: Brothers
genres: Cultural, Historical, Fiction, Family, Asia, Picture Books, China, Childrens, 19th Century, Historical Fiction
ratings_count: 112
awards: awardedAt: 1230796800000
name: California Young Readers Medal
category: Picture Books for Older Readers, awardedAt: 1136102400000
name: Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature
category: Picture Book Honor
publisher: Philomel Books