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On Gold Mountain
1995 book by Lisa See
| Author | Lisa See |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Memoir |
| Publisher | St.
Martin's Press |
Publication date | 1995 |
| Publication place | United States |
On Gold Mountain: The One-Hundred-Year Odyssey of My Chinese-American Family describes 100 years of author Lisa See's family history, providing a complex portrait of her family’s hard work, suffering, failures and successes as they moved from China to the United States.
Fong see family tree
Speaking of the Chinese side of her family, See has said: "Things were so fractured and wild at home ... But the weekends with my grandparents became the real center for me ... It was the side of the family I identified more with.
It was fun, romantic, solid".[1]
Overview
The memoir centers on Fong See, the author's great grandfather and his second wife, Lettice Pruett (Ticie). Fong See was one of the few who realized the dream of coming to the U.S.
and finding "Gold Mountain".[2]:&
