Honor & Duty/荣誉和责任

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

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.

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美华史记 | 荣誉与责任:美国南北战争中的华裔军人

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。

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Historical Record of Chinese Americans | Honor and Duty: The Chinese American “Flying Tigers” in World War II

In the famous 14th US Army Air Force, several logistic maintenance and intelligence squadrons were composed entirely of Chinese American soldiers, who proudly call themselves part of the “Flying Tigers”.

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