Dragonwings movie laurence yep autobiography
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THE STORY: At the turn of the century, a young boy living in China with his mother, travels to San Francisco, California, “Land of the Golden Mountain,” to be with his father, Windrider, a kite maker who immigrated there a few years earlier to take advantage of the West Coast’s booming expansionism. Now a laundryman, Windrider hopes to save enough money to bring his entire family over to the United States, but as his son Moon Shadow discovers, Windrider’s heart really lies in his dream of building a flying machine like that of the Wright brothers. Spurred on by the conviction that he was once a dragon in a former incarnation, Windrider tinkers in his makeshift workshop, building model after model of seemingly magical flying machines, much to the wonderment of Moon Shadow. Surviving in the western world, however, demands that more crucial lessons be learned. There are racists attacks by angry San Francisco natives who resent the ever-increasing presence of the Chinese; there are tensions between Moon Shadow and the father he hardly knows; and eventually, father and son will face the devastation of the 1906 earthquake which destroys their home and forces even more grueling trials upon them. Through it all, and with the help of two Americans who believe
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Laurence Yep
American scribbler (born 1948)
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Laurence Michael Yep (simplified Chinese: 叶祥添; stock Chinese: 葉祥添; pinyin: Yè Xiángtiān; Jyutping: Jip6 Coeng4 Tim1; innate June 14, 1948) comment an Dweller writer. Blooper is get out for his children's books, having won the Newbery Honor twofold for his Golden Mountain series. Interject 2005, noteworthy received picture Children's Letters Legacy Accord for his career part to Denizen children's letters.
Life, instruction, and career
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Summary and Study Guide
Overview
Originally published in 1975, Dragonwings is a children’s historical novel by Chinese American author Laurence Yep. The story was inspired by the life of Fung Joe Guey (Feng Ru), a Chinese immigrant who came to the United States in the early 1900s and earned acclaim for his work as a pioneer airplane designer and aviator.The book is part of Yep’s Golden Mountain Chronicles,a series of 10 novels that explore the long history of Chinese immigration to America. Dragonwings is the fifth book in the chronicle sequence and was a runner-up for the Newbery Medal in 1976, in addition to winning the International Reading Association Children’s Book Award. Dragonwings also received the Phoenix Award from the Children’s Literature Association in 1995. Yep also adapted the novel into a play in 1991 for the Berkeley Repertory Theatre.
Born in San Francisco, Yep is an acclaimed and prolific author of fiction for young people. He received the Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal (now Children’s Literature Legacy Award) for his contribution to American children’s literature. His stories explore the Chinese American experience and include elements of traditional Chinese mythology.
This study guide refers to the 1975 edition of the book by HarperColl