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Light a Candle: A Story of Chinese American Pioneers on Gold Mountain

Light a Candle: A Story of Chinese American Pioneers on Gold Mountain

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ISBN10: 1631636898
ISBN13: 9781631636899
Publisher: Jolly Fish Press
Published: Jan 1 2023
Pages: 160
Weight: 0.34
Height: 0.33 Width: 4.98 Depth: 7.49
Language: English
It's 1864, and many have come to seek their fortune in the gold-laden mountains of California. Emma Fong, the booksmart and streetwise daughter of a respected Chinese merchant, is more than able to hold her own in the one-room schoolhouse of the mining town of La Porte. But when the town hires a stiff-necked teacher with staunch views against the Chinese, Emma's life crumbles. As the teacher stokes anti-Asian sentiment among Emma's neighbors, Emma must believe in herself and the strengths of her people to survive the growing hate. Will she be able to stake a permanent claim of her own as an American in the Wild West? It's the storytellers that preserve a nation's history. But what happens when some stories are silenced? The I Am America series features fictional stories based on important historical events about people whose voices have been excluded, lost, or forgotten over time.

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