While many people believe that Feng Ru was the father of modern Chinese aviation, there were many other people who had also made outstanding contributions to the aviation industry in China. Wong Tsu, for instance, was one of the talented students who had been sent by the Beiyang Government to MIT and was praised as “the first and best engineer” of the Boeing Company.
刘成基（Lau Sing Kee， 1896-1967）第一次世界大战入伍[1]，是第一位荣获勇敢奖的美国华裔军人[2]。然而即使在华人社区他的事迹也鲜为人知。美国70年代最著名歌星万德（Stevie Wonder）通过他的“黑人”（Black Man）名曲特别褒扬了这位杰出的华裔[3]. 歌词是这样的：“G连有这样一位战士，他在一战中英勇作战，赢得至高荣誉，他是谁？他就是刘成基，一个黄皮肤的男人。”
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The first Transcontinental Railroad in America was built from 1865 to 1869, which connected the east and west coasts of the American Continent for the first time in history. More than ten thousand Chinese immigrants worked on constructing the most dangerous segment of this railroad. In the treacherous terrain of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, while enduring all sorts of extreme weather, Chinese construction workers toiled from dawn until dusk to blast tunnels, chip away granite cliffs, and lay hundreds of miles of track. Many of these workers perished under such dangerous conditions. However they were erased in history as “silent spikes,” as no Chinese worker was confirmed to have attended the ceremony to celebrate the railroad completion in May, 1869.
After the Mukden Incident (September 18, 1931), staged by the Japanese army and followed by the Japanese occupation of all three northeast provinces of China, overseas Chinese communities launched various activities to support the Chinese people’s fight against the Japanese invasion. They donated a great amount of money and materials, and sent their children back to join the Chinese army. Some organizations in the United States also raised funds and set up a number of aviation schools and training centers. Many young men went back to join Chinese Air Force after their graduation.
John Angel Chu was one of these overseas Chinese youth who were from different parts of the United States but joined together in China to fight against the Japanese invaders. They gave the best years of their life to the anti-Japanese cause, some even sacrificed their young life for the peace of the world.
On December 17, 1903, after over one thousand failed attempts, the “Wright Flyer 1”finally flew into the sky and started the era of world aviation. The success of the Wright Brothers attracted many aviation enthusiasts all over the world. Several Chinese in the United States were among those aviation pioneers who dreamed of flying into the sky. Ru Feng (aka Fung Joe Guey) was the first one who made outstanding contributions to the development of Chinese aviation history.
在遥远的美国德州米德兰“美国空军历史博物馆”（CAF-American Airpower Heritage Museum Midland, Texas），有一块记录第二次世界大战中做出卓越贡献的《美国空军战斗英雄名人录》。Arthur Chin（1913年10月23日－1997年9月3日）是令人肃然起敬的诸多英文名中瞩目的一位，他就是击落日机12架的美籍华裔空战王牌英雄陈瑞钿，也是惟一一位被记录在美国空军名人堂的华人飞行员。
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1879年美国海军北极探险队里有两位华人：林通盛（Charles Tong Sing。1859-？）和阿山（Ah Sam（？-1881））。他们是世界上最早进入北极探险的华人。
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In December 2018, the Chinese American World War II Veteran Congressional Gold Medal Act was signed into law. This act awarded a medal to Chinese American veterans in recognition of their tremendous service to the United States during World War II when they and their families faced discrimination and institutional racism at home. The following is an account of how members of my family came to receive the highest civilian award given by Congress.
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美国女子陆军军团 (Women’s Army Corps, WAC)【1】是美国陆军的女子分支部队。第二次世界大战期间的1942年5月15日，先成立女子陆军辅助军团(Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps)【2】，1943年7月1日，美国陆军女子军团正式成立。
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1940年，美国亚利桑那州凤凰城人口有六万五千四百人，而华人仅有四百三十一人。据现有资料，第二次世界大战期间，凤凰城有七十四位华裔青年应征加入美国军队，分配到海军、陆军、空军和特种部队服役。他们勇赴欧洲战场、亚太战区和中国-缅甸-印度战区，与德国、日本法西斯决一死战。本文将介绍他们中的一部分。
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