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An ocean apart : the Gold Mountain diary of Chin Mei-Ling Cover Image E-book E-book

An ocean apart : the Gold Mountain diary of Chin Mei-Ling / by Gillian Chan.

Chan, Gillian. (Author).

Summary:

In 1922, in the Chinatown district of Vancouver, British Columbia, twelve-year-old Chin Mei Ling and her father work several jobs to save money for the "Head Tax" that will allow her mother and baby brother to immigrate from China.

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  • ISBN: 9781443119849 (electronic bk.)
  • ISBN: 1443119849 (electronic bk.)
  • Physical Description: 1 online resource (217 pages) : illustrations.
  • Publisher: Markham, ON : Scholastic Canada, 2004.

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"Vancouver, British Columbia, 1922"--Cover.
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