by Milly Lee, Yangsook Choi (Illustrator)
Sun is ready to leave his village in China for America, the place known as Gum Saan, Gold Mountain. His father warns him, though, that passage will not be easy. Because of the 1882
Chinese Exclusion Act, new immigrants like Sun are detained at Angel Island until they are called to take a difficult oral exam before they can "land" - leave Angel Island and go ashore. On the boat, Sun had studied maps of his village and memorized facts about his ancestors. But as the weeks pass in
detainment, the map's compass points swirl in his memory, and Sun worries that he will lose his direction and be turned away. The oil paintings are rich with historical details in this vivid
recounting, based on the author's father-in-law's experiences, of a disturbing chapter in Chinese American history.
Landed by Milly Lee
Milly Lee is the author of Earthquake, also illustrated by Yangsook Choi. She grew up in San Francisco's Chinatown and lives in Santa Rosa, California. YANGSOOK CHOI has written and illustrated many books for children, including Peach Heaven. She lives in New York City.
ISBN: 9780374343149
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Binding: Hardcover
Copyright Date: 2006
Pub Date: February 21, 2006Target Age Group: 07 to 11
Pages: 40
Lexile Level: 790
-Chinese Americans -Immigrants
-China -History
-20th century -Angel Island
-San Francisco - Picture Book