Author Description

Chinatown Legacies is an acclaimed 2025 Philadelphia Scholastic Gold Key recipient. It is a beautifully photographed young adult book about the heartwarming foods, sights, and smells found in Chinatown. Accompanied with narrative poetic writing, the book walks readers through the streets of Chinatown to the vivid dreams and ambitions that called its people to the United States. Melody Wang’s illustrative writing is evocative and eloquent as she brings the beauty of culture and courage of immigration to the light.