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A young Chinese boy nicknamed Runt records his experiences in a journal as he travels from southern China to California in 1852 to join his uncle during the Gold Rush.
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3 editions- Other · English · 2013Scholastic, Incorporated · 9781484409077
- Other · English · 2013Staking a Claim, the Journal of Wong Ming-Chung, a Chinese Miner, California 1852Scholastic, Incorporated · 9780545576666
- Other · English · 2013Scholastic, Inc. · 213 pages · 9780545530828
Chinese AmericansDiariesGold mines and miningUnclesGold discoveriesCaliforniaChildren's fictionAdventure and adventurers, fiction