false<![CDATA[Landed]]>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179959638m/978818.jpg9788181<div><div>Sun is ready to leave his village in China for America, the<br>place known as Gum Saan, Gold Mountain. His father warns<br>him, though, that passage will not be easy. Because of the 1882<br>Chinese Exclusion Act, new immigrants like Sun are detained<br>at Angel Island until they are called to take a difficult oral<br>exam before they can “land” – leave Angel Island and go<br>ashore. On the boat, Sun had studied maps of his village and<br>memorized facts about his ancestors. But as the weeks pass in<br>detainment, the map’s compass points swirl in his memory, and<br>Sun worries that he will lose his direction and be turned away.<br></div><div>The oil paintings are rich with historical details in this vivid<br>recounting, based on the author’s father-in-law’s experiences, of<br>a disturbing chapter in Chinese American history.<br></div></div>9637062122006Landedtotal:5|5:1|4:4|3:0|2:0|1:0|52110450falsefalseThu Nov 05 08:57:57 -0800 2009Mon Nov 09 08:32:02 -0800 2009
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*Starred Review* Gr. 3-5. Like Katrina Saltonstall Currier's Kai's Journey to Gold Mountain (2005), this poignant picture book is about a Chinese immigrant boy trying to join his father^B in America. But this story is much more detailed, with a lengthy text that describes le...more...]]>
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