Honor & Duty/荣誉和责任

Historical Record of Chinese Americans | Honoring the Chinese American Veterans of WWII

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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.

美华史记 | 追忆亚利桑那二战华裔军人

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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。

Historical Record of Chinese Americans | Aim to Fly: Father of the Chinese Revolutionary Air Force

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Sen Yet Young, a Chinese American from a wealthy family in Hawaii，learned to fly and became the first Hawaiian-born aviator with an official pilot license. At Yat-sen Sun’s invitation, Young traveled to China to organize and lead an aviation brigade. He was tasked to train Chinese pilots and build China’s first airplane. After his death in 1923, he was posthumously awarded the rank of lieutenant general and is remembered as the founder of the Chinese Air Force.

美华史记 | 荣誉与责任：美国南北战争中的华裔军人

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1999年5月，《华盛顿邮报》刊登琳达 • 惠勒的一篇报道说，美国的两位历史学者托马斯 • 洛厄里(Thomas Lowry, 1932- )和爱德华 • 米利根(Edward Milligan, 1922- )，从国家档案发现鲜为人知的历史事实，即有50名以上的华人参加了这场战争。他们在枪林弹雨、炮声震天的异国战场浴血奋战，甚至战死沙场。这些华裔军人中，除极个别的以外，其他的都不是美国公民，他们的中文名字也不为人知。