Ages 12 and up

Escape to Gold Mountain is the first graphic novel to tell thestory of how the Chinese came to North America. Based on historical documentsand interviews with elders, this is a vivid history of the Chinese in theirsearch for "Gold Mountain" (the Chinese colloquialism for NorthAmerica) as seen through the eyes of the Wong family. They traverse thechallenges of eking out an existence in their adopted homeland with hope anddetermination, creating a poignant immigrant's legacy for their sons anddaughters.