Angel Island
Subtitle: conversations with my father
By: Laurence Yep and Dr. Kathleen S. Yep.
Contributors: Yep, Kathleen S.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: HarperCollinsPublishers
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780060276928; 9780060276935
Subjects: Emigration and immigration -- Fiction; Fathers and sons -- Fiction; Chinese Americans -- Fiction; Stuttering -- Fiction; China -- History -- 1912-1928 -- Fiction; Angel Island (Calif.) -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction; California -- History -- 1850-1950 -- Fiction
Genres: Fiction.
Description: In 1922, ten-year-old Gim Lew reluctantly leaves his village in China to accompany his father to America, but before they go he must prepare for a grueling test that he must pass--without stuttering--at California's Angel Island, where strict officials strive to keep out unwanted immigrants. Includes facts about immigration from China and the experiences of the author's family.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.