Kai's Journey to Gold Mountain
An Angel Island Story
by Katrina
Saltonstall Currier
Illustrated by Gabhor Utomo
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?
“Basketball and plums add charming touches to the story, and the imaginative, lush illustrations enrich the text beautifully.” (Felicia Lowe, producer/director of “Carved in Silence.”)
“. . . just what elementary-school teachers have been asking for.” (Katherine Toy, former Executive Director, Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation.)
“Students put themselves into Kai's position, and experience immigration from his perspective.” (Beth Graubart, 4th-grade teacher, San Francisco Day School.)
“Kai's spirit of adventure and hopes for a rich new life make him an engaging character. I felt as if I had completed a journey too.” (Katharine Gilmartin, Librarian, San Francisco Public Library.)
40
pages, 10 x 8
20 2-page color illustrations.
Trade paperback, ISBN: 0-9667352-4-2 $10.95
Hard cover, ISBN: 0-9667352-7-7 $16.95