Landed - Milly Lee

Based on the experiences of the author's father-in-law, this book recounts a disturbing chapter in Chinese-American history. Because of the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act, new immigrants are detained at San Francisco's Angel Island until they are called to take a difficult oral exam before they can land. Illustrations. \n \nSun is ready to leave his village in China for America, the \nplace known as Gum Saan, Gold Mountain. His father warns \nhim, though, that passage will not be easy. Because of the 1882 \nChinese Exclusion Act, new immigrants like Sun are detained \nat Angel Island until they are called to take a difficult oral \nexam before they can land - leave Angel Island and go \nashore. On the boat, Sun had studied maps of his village and \nmemorized facts about his ancestors. But as the weeks pass in \ndetainment, the map's compass points swirl in his memory, and \nSun worries that he will lose his direction and be turned away. \nThe oil paintings are rich with historical details in this vivid \nrecounting, based on the author's father-in-law's experiences, of \na disturbing chapter in Chinese American history.\n