1. When Did Li Keng Wong's Father Come to the United States?
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Read about the story of an immigrant to traveled to the United States from Asia. In 1933, seven-year-old Li Keng Wong's life changed. Her father decided to move his family from a small village in China to the Chinatown in Oakland, California. Now, Li Keng will tell you her story from 70 years ago.
Chapter 1: Life in China
1. When did Li Keng Wong's father come to the United States?
2. Why did he leave China?
3. Why did he finally decide the whole family should immigrate to the United States?.
Chapter 2: Preparing to Leave
4. How did the family prepare to emigrate (leave the country)to the United States?
5. Why did the children have to call their mother “Auntie?”
Chapter 3: Leaving Home
6. What made leaving difficult?
7. How many Chinese immigrated to the United States from 1931 and 1940? .
8. Why did so few immigrate during that time?
Chapter 4: Hong Kong
9. Why did they consider the hotel in Hong Kong to be like a palace?
10. What language did they speak in Hong Kong?
Chapter 5: Arriving at Angel Island
11. How many days did it take to travel across the Pacific to San Francisco?
12. How many immigrants are estimated to have come through Angel Island?
13. What countries did these immigrants originate from?
14. Why were some people detained, or held back? For how long?
15. What did some detainees do to pass the time?
Chapter 6: Detained on Angel Island
16. How did the men and women live at Angel Island?
17. How were they treated?
18. Describe what was the interrogation, or questioning, was like.
19. Why didn’t Li Keng talk about her experience for 50 years?
Chapter 7: Growing Up in Oakland
20. Where did Li Keng and her family live when they were finally allowed into the United States?
21. Describe what school was like for Li Keng and other immigrants.
22. What racial prejudice did Li Keng experience? How were Chinese restricted?
23. How did Li Keng’s family make a living in the United States?
24. What were they finally able to do in 1948?
Chapter 8: My Life Today 25. What did Li Keng do for a living?
26. How did she share her immigrant experience?
Interview of Li Keng Wong
27. Write down three (3) interesting, new facts from the interview with Li Keng. a. . b. . c. .