On Wong Kai Chong’s twelfth
birthday, he learns that he must leave his home in China and journey
alone to Gold Mountain–America–to live with his father. The year is
1934, and the United States does not welcome Chinese immigrants. Upon
arrival in San Francisco, Kai is detained on Angel Island. The crowded
barracks, harsh interrogations, and constant threat of being returned
to China are not what he expected to find in San Francisco. Will Kai
ever be free to join his father in Gold Mountain?
A book about Angel Island, brought to you by the Angel Island
Association, Kai's Journey to Gold Mountain can be purchased at our
online gift shop for $14.00 (soft cover)
or $21.00 (hard cover), including tax
and shipping.
Every page has wonderful full-color illustrations to help the story
come alive.
A Curriculum Guide for teachers is
available here. Please click to open the
guide and then save the page to
your computer. Also, open and save one of the versions of Appendix A,
which contains the referenced maps. The smaller file
has a slightly less visible key than the larger
file.
