Hua Song
Subtitle: Stories of the Chinese Diaspora
Edition: Bilingual edition
Publisher: Long River Press
Published: April 2005
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 264
ISBN-13: 9781592650439
Subjects: People of Color; History - General History; Ethnic Studies - Asian American Studies; History; History: World; World - General; Asia - General; Multicultural Education; History / Asia; Chinese; Asia - China; Foreign countries
First sentence: During the nineteenth century, news of gold discoveries in America, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa drew thousands of Chinese to these distant shores. Stories of gold nuggets being picked up from the ground entered the dreams of young men hungry for work and a way to support their families.