Discusses the Chinese Americans who have come to America to pursue their dreams as skilled professionals and others who have come as undocumented workers. Several tell their own stories.
A history of the Chinese in the United States from their early days in California to the present, including the biography of Dr. Ng Poon Chew, who, as editor of the first Chinese language newspaper in the United States became a leader of all Chinese Americans.
Kai Ting, a young Chinese-American boy adjusting to life in San Francisco after the death of his mother, must face cultural differences in his own family when his father takes a new American wife.
Winnie and Helen have kept each other's worst secrets for more than fifty years, but now that she believes she is dying, Helen wants to expose everything.
When Tou Yang's football team plays the team from his former school, where he was picked on for being small, he struggles to remain focused and use his skills against Darren, who still wants to bully him.
When hard times fall on his family, Jo Lee is sent from China to San Francisco, where he helps his uncle fish and dreams of being reunited with his mother and sister.
Provides information about the Chinese New Year, a fifteen-day celebration that starts on the first day of the lunar year in January or February, discussing the feasting, gifts, parades, and other traditions that characterize the holiday.
Presents an overview of Chinese immigration to the United States, looking at the reasons for different waves of immigration, and discussing the experiences of the Chinese in their new country. Includes sidebars that highlight notable people and events, photographs, and illustrations.
