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Mountain of Gold: The Story of the Chinese in America by Betty Lee Sung details the history of Chinese Americans, from their initial immigration during the gold rush and the building of the transcontinental railroad to enduring widespread racism and segregation. Sung highlights their contributions, struggles under exclusionary laws, and eventual progress toward citizenship post-WWII, aiming to challenge perceptions of Chinese immigrants as "unassimilable aliens." The narrative includes instances of massacres and enforced segregation.