Fighting for the Dream: Voices of Chinese American Veterans

Fighting for the Dream: Voices of Chinese American Veterans from World War II to Afghanistan

Fighting for the Dream is a collection of oral histories of 40 Chinese American men and womenâ€”ages 24 to 94â€”who served in wars from World War II to conflicts in Afghanistan. These individuals defied boundaries, went against their cultural grain, and changed history. Through their personal stories, we see a greater tapestry that is the story of America in the last hundred years, from the lens of Chinese Americans who served. We see also how wars affected Chinese American communities.

This collection includes interviews with the first Asian American general (John Fugh), the first Asian American Assistant Secretary of Defense for Force Management Policy (Frederick Pang), the first Asian American full unrestricted Marine (Kurt Lee), the first Asian American National Commander of the American Legion (Fang Wong), the first Asian American judge in New York State (Randall Eng), as well as some of the 20,000 Chinese Americans â€” a quarter of the Chinese American population at the time â€” who served during World War II.

This collection also features the stories of: World War II veterans Genson Lum, Peter Woo, Kay Wong Chin, Dr. Wing Mar, Al Chinn, Earl Jung, Tom Wah Sun Lew, Mack Pong, Sam Jue, Richard Y.W. Chin, Richard Goon, Lester Fong, Elsie Seetoo, Wayne H. Wong

Korean War veterans Kurt Lee, Rita K. Chow

Vietnam War veterans John Gerald Miki, David J. Louie, Gabe Mui, Richard Wong, Thomas Wing

Persian Gulf War veterans Tony Lee, Mimi Wang

Iraq & Afghanistan veterans Chi Szeto, Pakee Fang, Michael Chan, See-wan Szeto, Welton Chang, Wilem Wong, Cindy Wu, Howard Chin, Cliff Chen, Juliet Shum, Mo Pan, Astrid Szeto, William Chan
Country USA
Manufacturer Chinese Historical Society of Southern California, Incorporated
Binding Paperback
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780930377069
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Chinese Historical Society of Southern California, Incorporated
Binding	Paperback
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780930377069
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

Fighting for the Dream: Voices of Chinese American Veterans from World War II to Afghanistan

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