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  passenger (PASS-ehn-juhr)—

  a person who travels by car, ship, train, or other public or private vehicles, and is not the driver or a crewmember

  restriction (ri-STRICK-shuhn)—

  a rule or limitation

  segregated (SEHG-reh-gay-ted)—

  separated by race

  About the Author

  A former journalist, Veeda Bybee holds a master’s in fine arts from the Vermont College of the Arts. She is the daughter of Asian immigrants and lives in Nevada with her family.

  About the Illustrator

  Andrea Rossetto was born in 1977 in Italy. Drawing has always been his greatest passion! He has worked as an illustrator since 2004 with companies including Disney, Cambridge University Press, Les Humanoides Associes, Soleil Editions, and Bamboo. He teaches drawing and digital coloring at the International School of Comics in Padua. He has a wife and a son whom he loves a lot, and a box full of dreams!

  Li on Angel Island is published by Stone Arch Books, an imprint of Capstone.

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  ISBN: 978-1-4965-9863-9 (hardcover)

  ISBN: 978-1-4965-9871-4 (paperback)

  ISBN: 978-1-4965-9867-7 (ebook PDF)

  ISBN: 978-1-5158-8965-6 (ebook)

  Summary: Li, her mother, and her brother journey from China to America to join their father in San Francisco. But they are detained at the Angel Island immigration center, where Chinese Americans are subject to harsh treatment and questioning. Will Li be able to answer the detailed questions about her former home, and why she wants to come to America? Or will she fail the tests and be deported?

  Designer: Tracy McCabe

  Our very special thanks to Megan Smith, Senior Creative Developer, Officer of Audience Engagement, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian. Capstone would also like to thank Kealy Gordon, Product Development Manager, and the following at Smithsonian Enterprises: Jill Corcoran, Director, Licensed Publishing; Brigid Ferraro, Vice President, Education and Consumer Products; and Carol LeBlanc, President, Smithsonian Enterprises.