A review by hollyxbear
An Ocean Apart: The Gold Mountain Diary of Chin Mei-Ling by Gillian Chan

5.0

This book was so good. I am so happy to be reading this series. The information given about the characters lives and the situations they are in through time is beautifully written. The author took a lot of time and effort to get the information correct and accurate to the time the novel took place in. The events of the head tax on Chinese immigrants as well as the Chinese Exclusion act is crazy to think about from an American point of view. I know it happened in America, but I had no idea that it happened in Canada as well. These books are great for history buffs as well as people who want to slowly become immersed in the Canadian Culture.