Landed

By nersum | Published: June 11, 2007

leeAfter leaving his home in southeastern China, twelve-year-old Sun is held and interrogated on Angel Island before being allowed to join his merchant father in San Francisco.

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  1. By WOW Currents » The Immigrant Experience in Children’s/Adolescent Literature on October 12, 2009 at 12:45 am

    [...] introduces readers to Sun Lee, a 12-year old Chinese boy, who immigrates to America in the book Landed. Sun’s parents believe that there are more opportunities for him in the United States, so they [...]

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