
ABOUT THE BOOK
Fighting for the Dream: Voices of Chinese American Veterans from World War II to Afghanistan is a collection of oral histories of 40 Chinese American men and women—ages 24 to 94—who served in wars from World War II to conflicts in Afghanistan. These individuals defied boundaries, went against their cultural grain, and changed history. Through their personal stories, we see a greater tapestry that is the story of America in the last hundred years, from the lens of Chinese Americans who served. We see also how wars affected Chinese American communities.
This collection includes interviews with the first Asian American general (John Fugh), the first Asian American Assistant Secretary of Defense for Force Management Policy (Frederick Pang), the first Asian American full unrestricted Marine (Kurt Lee), the first Asian American National Commander of the American Legion (Fang Wong), the first Asian American judge in New York State (Randall T. Eng), as well as some of the 20,000 Chinese Americans — a quarter of the Chinese American population at the time — who served during World War II.
The collection also features the fascinating experiences of:
World War II veterans Genson Lum, Peter Woo, Kay Wong Chin, Dr. Wing Mar, Al Chinn, Earl Jung, Tom Wah Sun Lew, Mack Pong, Sam Jue, Richard Y.W. Chin, Richard Goon, Lester Fong, Elsie Seetoo, Wayne H. Wong
Korean War veterans Kurt Lee, Rita K. Chow
Vietnam War veterans John Gerald Miki, David J. Louie, Gabe Mui, Richard Wong, Thomas Wing
Persian Gulf War veterans Tony Lee, Mimi Wang
Iraq & Afghanistan veterans Chi Szeto, Pakee Fang, Michael Chan, See-wan Szeto, Welton Chang, Wilem Wong, Cindy Wu, Howard Chin, Cliff Chen, Juliet Shum, Mo Pan, Astrid Szeto, William Chan
Fighting for the Dream: Voices of Chinese American Veterans from World War II to Afghanistan is a collection of oral histories of 40 Chinese American men and women—ages 24 to 94—who served in wars from World War II to conflicts in Afghanistan. These individuals defied boundaries, went against their cultural grain, and changed history. Through their personal stories, we see a greater tapestry that is the story of America in the last hundred years, from the lens of Chinese Americans who served. We see also how wars affected Chinese American communities.
This collection includes interviews with the first Asian American general (John Fugh), the first Asian American Assistant Secretary of Defense for Force Management Policy (Frederick Pang), the first Asian American full unrestricted Marine (Kurt Lee), the first Asian American National Commander of the American Legion (Fang Wong), the first Asian American judge in New York State (Randall T. Eng), as well as some of the 20,000 Chinese Americans — a quarter of the Chinese American population at the time — who served during World War II.
The collection also features the fascinating experiences of:
World War II veterans Genson Lum, Peter Woo, Kay Wong Chin, Dr. Wing Mar, Al Chinn, Earl Jung, Tom Wah Sun Lew, Mack Pong, Sam Jue, Richard Y.W. Chin, Richard Goon, Lester Fong, Elsie Seetoo, Wayne H. Wong
Korean War veterans Kurt Lee, Rita K. Chow
Vietnam War veterans John Gerald Miki, David J. Louie, Gabe Mui, Richard Wong, Thomas Wing
Persian Gulf War veterans Tony Lee, Mimi Wang
Iraq & Afghanistan veterans Chi Szeto, Pakee Fang, Michael Chan, See-wan Szeto, Welton Chang, Wilem Wong, Cindy Wu, Howard Chin, Cliff Chen, Juliet Shum, Mo Pan, Astrid Szeto, William Chan

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Victoria Moy was born and raised in New York’s Chinatown and currently lives in Los Angeles, where she is pursuing a MFA in Playwriting/Screenwriting/TV writing at the University of Southern California. She has written for Brooklyn Rail, Huffington Post, New York Press and other publications. She is a graduate of Yung Wing Public School 124, The Dalton School, and Dartmouth College. For more info, see: VictoriaMoy.net
Victoria Moy was born and raised in New York’s Chinatown and currently lives in Los Angeles, where she is pursuing a MFA in Playwriting/Screenwriting/TV writing at the University of Southern California. She has written for Brooklyn Rail, Huffington Post, New York Press and other publications. She is a graduate of Yung Wing Public School 124, The Dalton School, and Dartmouth College. For more info, see: VictoriaMoy.net
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