Americans First - Chinese Americans and the Second World War

Klappentext Chinese Americans created the pervasive image of Asian Americans that still resonates today. Zusammenfassung During the Second World War! Chinese Americans contributed to the war effort by joining the armed forces and working in the defense industries. This title traces the history of the 14th Air Service Group! a segregated outfit of Chinese Americans sent to China in support of the American Army Air Corps and the Chinese Air Force. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; 1. Chinese America before the War; 2. Chinatown Goes to War; 3. The "Good Asian" in the "Good War"; 4. Hawai'i's Local Warriors; 5. The Fourteenth Air Service Group; 6.Into the Mainstream; Appendix: Employment Tables; Notes; Acknowlegments; Index

Product details

• Authors: K. Scott Wong, Kevin Scott Wong
• Assisted by: K. Scott Wong (Editor), Kevin Scott Wong (Editor)
• Publisher: Temple University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.03.2008
• EAN: 9781592138401
• ISBN: 978-1-59213-840-1
• No. of pages: 256
• Dimensions: 210 mm x 146 mm x 19 mm
• Series: Asian American History and Culture Series; Asian American History & Cultu; Asian American History & Cultu
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Ethnology