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'Yong doesn't want to leave Guangdong to travel to the goldfields of Ballarat. But as the firstborn son, he has no choice. On the long and treacherous journey, Yong strives to be an honourable son, while he and his father face many hardships and dangers. But in his heart he knows the shameful truth - that his honour is a lie. Can a journey change lives? Has Yong the courage to face what lies ahead? ...' (Source: Walker Books Australia website)

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Yong Jenevieve Chang , 2022 single work drama

'Set against the backdrop of the Australian Goldrush of 1857, Yong is a new Australian play by Jenevieve Chang. Mixing historical fact and narrative fiction, Yong takes us on a journey across land and sea, from China to the goldfields of Australia.

'Yong and his father leave their small village and travel across the seas hoping to strike gold and find their fortune in the goldfields of Ballarat. However, despite his family’s desperate need for money, Yong does not want to be on this journey. On the surface, he is an honourable son, but bubbling below is deepening resentment for his father and a longing for home. Faced with momentous change, Yong’s courage and inner strength are tested, and in overcoming difficult challenges, he discovers a resilience in himself that he never knew he had.'

Source: Monkey Baa.

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Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Newtown, Marrickville - Camperdown area, Sydney Southern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: Walker Books Australia , 2016 .
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      Extent: 256p.
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      • Publication date: 1 August 2016

      ISBN: 9781925126846

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[Review] Yong : The Journey of an Unworthy Son Katharine England , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 20 August 2016; (p. 40)

— Review of Yong : The Journey of the an Unworthy Son Janeen Brian , 2016 single work children's fiction
Yong: The Journey of an Unworthy Son : Review Grace Nolan , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time , July 2016;

— Review of Yong : The Journey of the an Unworthy Son Janeen Brian , 2016 single work children's fiction
'What could be worse than living a lie? This is the burden thirteen year old Yong must carry as he lives the life of a dutiful son when his heart wishes to defy his father. He is tormented by this realisation and hopes his ancestors cannot see his honour is a farce. Yong’s Father and other villagers have borrowed a great deal of money from a moneylender for their passage from the poverty of China to the promised wealth of the Australian goldfields. ...'
Grace’s Best of 2016 Grace Nolan , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time , December 2016;

— Review of Yong : The Journey of the an Unworthy Son Janeen Brian , 2016 single work children's fiction ; Stripes in the Forest : The Story of the Last Wild Thylacine Aleesah Darlison , 2016 single work picture book ; Counting through the Day Margaret Hamilton , 2016 single work picture book
Yong: The Journey of an Unworthy Son : Review Grace Nolan , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time , July 2016;

— Review of Yong : The Journey of the an Unworthy Son Janeen Brian , 2016 single work children's fiction
'What could be worse than living a lie? This is the burden thirteen year old Yong must carry as he lives the life of a dutiful son when his heart wishes to defy his father. He is tormented by this realisation and hopes his ancestors cannot see his honour is a farce. Yong’s Father and other villagers have borrowed a great deal of money from a moneylender for their passage from the poverty of China to the promised wealth of the Australian goldfields. ...'
[Review] Yong : The Journey of an Unworthy Son Katharine England , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 20 August 2016; (p. 40)

— Review of Yong : The Journey of the an Unworthy Son Janeen Brian , 2016 single work children's fiction
Grace’s Best of 2016 Grace Nolan , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time , December 2016;

— Review of Yong : The Journey of the an Unworthy Son Janeen Brian , 2016 single work children's fiction ; Stripes in the Forest : The Story of the Last Wild Thylacine Aleesah Darlison , 2016 single work picture book ; Counting through the Day Margaret Hamilton , 2016 single work picture book
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