My Name is America {Dear America Series for ages 8+}

My Name is America: The Journal of Wong Ming-Chung

A Chinese Miner, California, 1852

Plot

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.