Good Fortune: My Journey to Gold Mountain
Product Description: "In 1933, seven-year-old Li Keng's father decided to bring his family from a small village in southern China to California. Getting to America was not easy…life in America during the Great Depression brought many exciting surprises as well as a few disappointments. Hunger, poverty, police raids, frequent moves, and the occasional sting of racism were a part of everyday life, but slowly Li Keng and her family found stability and a true home in Gold Mountain."
Age Level: Middle Grade
Publisher: Peachtree Publishers
Book Series: Celebrating Women's History: Asian Pacific American Trailblazers, Historical Fiction: Asian Pacific American Heritage (Grades 4-6), Immigrant Stories: Angel Island, Tales of Courage: Asian Pacific American Heritage
9781561454648