Journal of Wong Ming-Chung: A Chinese Miner, California, 1852

In 1852, during the height of the California Gold Rush, ten-year-old Wong Ming-Chung makes the dangerous trip to America to join his uncle on his hunt for a fortune. The true treasure for Ming-Chung, though, is America itself. In the midst of the lawless, often hostile environment, he is able to forge an international community of friends.

• Author
• Laurence Yep

• Format
• hardcover

• Pages
• 219

• Series
• My Name Is America

• Publisher
• Scholastic Inc.

• Language
• english

• ISBN
• 9780590386074

• Genres
• historical, childrens, fiction, diary, american, juvenile

• Release date
• 2000