K. Scott Wong Presentation in Boston
The Chinese Historical Society of New England presents
Dr. K. Scott Wong's
Americans First: Chinese Americans and the Second World War
Sunday, November 13, 2005 12-2 PM
BRA Community Room at the Metropolitan
38 Oak Street (Chinatown), Boston, MA
Utilizing extensive archival research as well as oral histories and letters from over one hundred informants, K. Scott Wong offers the first in-depth account of Chinese Americans in the American military, tracing the history of the 14th Air Service Group, a segregated unit comprising over 1200 men, and examining how their war service contributed to their social mobility and the shaping of their ethnic identity.
For more information, call (617) 338-4339 or email chsneboston@yahoo.com
Dr. K. Scott Wong's
Americans First: Chinese Americans and the Second World War
Sunday, November 13, 2005 12-2 PM
BRA Community Room at the Metropolitan
38 Oak Street (Chinatown), Boston, MA
Utilizing extensive archival research as well as oral histories and letters from over one hundred informants, K. Scott Wong offers the first in-depth account of Chinese Americans in the American military, tracing the history of the 14th Air Service Group, a segregated unit comprising over 1200 men, and examining how their war service contributed to their social mobility and the shaping of their ethnic identity.
For more information, call (617) 338-4339 or email chsneboston@yahoo.com
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