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On Gold Mountain
A work of Non-fiction by Lisa See
Subgenres:
- Family Saga,
- Immigrant Experience,
- Chinese American History
This book is for you if you're into...
- Multi-generational Chinese-American family sagas rooted in real history
- Deep dives into immigrant life in Los Angeles's Chinatown
- Stories blending entrepreneurial grit with forbidden romance and cultural clash
From the bestselling author of The Island of Sea Women, here is the true story of the one-hundred-year-odyssey of the author's Chinese-American family, combining years of research with fascinating family anecdotes, imaginative details, and the historical details of immigrant life.
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.
See's family history encompasses secret marriages, entrepreneurial genius, romance, racism, and much more, as two distinctly different cultures meet in a new world.
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