Tea That Burns: A Family Memoir of Chinatown
by Hall, Bruce Edward
Booklist Editors' ChoiceBiographies/AutobiographiesAmerican/U.S. HistoryWorld HistoryAsian PeopleFamily
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AR Book Level
9.1
AR Points
19
Word Count
101,630
Interest Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Genre
Nonfiction
AR Quiz #
28487 EN
About this book
The author uses the stories of his ancestors to tell the history of Chinatown, starting with their journey from an ancient empire ruled by the nine dragons of the universe to a land of elevated trains, solitary labor, and violent discrimination.
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