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When Sun leaves his hometown in southeastern China, he is detained on Angel Island, the federal immigration station in San Francisco. After a brief stay, he is released and joins his father, a merchant living in the area. The story is set against the backdrop of early 20th‑century Chinese immigration to California.
First publish date: 2006
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: Milly Lee
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