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On Gold Mountain: The One-Hundred-Year Odyssey of My Chinese-American Family
Contributor(s): See, Lisa (Author)

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 ISBN: 0307950395     ISBN-13: 9780307950390
Publisher: Vintage
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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: February 2012
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BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Historical
- History | United States - 19th Century
- History | United States - 20th Century
Dewey: B
LCCN: 2012371549
Physical Information: 1.06" H x 5.19" W x 8.01" L (1.04 lbs) 464 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - 19th Century
- Chronological Period - 20th Century
- Ethnic Orientation - Asian
- Sex & Gender - Feminine
Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Maps, Price on Product, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
 
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In 1867, Lisa See's great-great-grandfather arrived in America, where he prescribed herbal remedies to immigrant laborers who were treated little better than slaves. His son Fong See later built a mercantile empire and married a Caucasian woman, in spite of laws prohibiting interracial marriage. Lisa herself grew up playing in her family's antiques store in Los Angeles's Chinatown, listening to stories of missionaries and prostitutes, movie stars and Chinese baseball teams.
With these stories and her own years of research, Lisa See chronicles the one-hundred-year-odyssey of her Chinese-American family, a history that encompasses racism, romance, secret marriages, entrepreneurial genius, and much more, as two distinctly different cultures meet in a new world.

 
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