Following the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, nearly 20% of the Chinese American population signed up and served honorably in every branch of the US Armed Services and all four theaters of combat. During this panel discussion moderated by Tyler Bamford, the Sherry and Alan Leventhal Research Fellow in the Institute for the Study of War and Democracy, we will delve into the lives and service of these soldiers with E. Samantha Cheng, author of Honor and Duty: The Chinese American WWII Veterans; Fang Wong, former National Commander, American Legion; Frank Shirer, Military Historian and former Chief Archivist, Center of Military History; and Elaine Fung Semrau, daughter of Chinese American WWII Veteran, M.Y. (Jim) Fung.
Honor and Duty: The Chinese American WWII Veterans Panel Discussion
Following the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, nearly 20% of the Chinese American population signed up and served honorably in every branch of the US Armed Services and all four theaters of combat.
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