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Korean American Pioneer Aviators

Autor Edward Taehan Chang, Woo Sung Han
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 28 apr 2015
This is the untold story of the brave Korean men who took to the skies more than twenty years before the Tuskegee Airmen fought in World War II. It identifies the first Korean aviator and ties the origin of the Korean Air Force to the Korean American community who started the Willows Aviation School in 1920.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781498502641
ISBN-10: 1498502644
Pagini: 164
Ilustrații: 19 black & white illustrations, 2 tables
Dimensiuni: 152 x 231 x 18 mm
Greutate: 0.39 kg
Editura: Rowman & Littlefield

Notă biografică

Edward T. Chang is professor of ethnic studies and founding director of the Young Oak Kim Center for Korean American Studies at the University of California at Riverside. Woo Sung Han is advisor to the Republic of Korea Air Force Chief of Staff and board member of the Korea Center for United Nations Human Rights Policy.

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Preface: Koreans in America: from Farmers to Independence Activists Introduction: Journey to Willows: Korean Independence, Nationalism, & Exile Chapter 1: Establishing the Willows Aviation School: Battling Three Fronts Chapter 2: Setting the Record Straight: the School and its Members Chapter 3: Korean and American Aviation History Chapter 4: Notable Korean American Pilots, Independence Activists, and Organizations Chapter 5: Furled Wings: Carrying on the Mission Epilogue: From Willows to Seoul: Last Flight of Park Hee-sung

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