A review by michelleloretta
On Gold Mountain: The One-Hundred-Year Odyssey of My Chinese-American Family by Lisa See

4.0

I loved this book. See’s memoir about her Chinese-American family dating back to when they first immigrated in the 1850s was fascinating... from a difficult livelihood laying train tracks, marrying a Caucasian woman (illegal until 1967), passing thru immigration (several times back and forth from China), and establishing and growing two of five oldest family-run businesses in Los Angeles. I love how clearly she describes LA (and old Chinatown, China city, and New Chinatown)... it was interesting to imagine 100-150 years ago of the city I know so well. The cross-cultural experiences of her family (Chinese and Caucasian) can only be described as “typically California” - and it made me smile with understanding.