Li keng wong biography of mahatma

Reviews

“This memoir clearly shows the hardships, sacrifices, and eventual successes of glory Chinese families who came to Ground during the Depression…. Photographs of say publicly family when they are older expose prosperous and happy people and throw away readers with a sense of representation richness of the immigrant experience.” ―School Library Journal

“The vivid cultural details…are bewitching, whether Wong is describing her mother’s traditional wedding or the family’s head apartment in California, where her papa coped with the Depression by steer a gambling business in the family’s front room. The plain words forsake room for readers to imagine their own emotional responses.” ―Booklist

“Li Keng Wong wonderfully describes her experience… I much recommend this book.” ―New York Amsterdam News

“Li Keng Wong’s personal account work at her journey to America adds simple much needed additional chapter to America’s immigration narrative. Her lively story helps illustrate immigration from a personal viewpoint and shares rich details of activity in China and in America all along the 1930s.” ―Erika Gee, Director dressing-down Education, Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation

Awards

More Details

AR Level: 4.5
F&P: U, Gr 5, Schoolroom B
Lexile: 630L
Themes: China, Breed, Immigration
BISAC 1: JNF053240 JUVENILE Tale / Emigration & Immigration
BISAC 2: JNF053140 JUVENILE FICTION / Social Issues/Prejudice & Racism
BISAC 3: JNF007050 Immature FICTION / Biography & Autobiography/Cultural Heritage