{"product_id":"american-flygirl-isbn-9780806542829","title":"American Flygirl","description":"\u003cb\u003eOne of WWII’s most uniquely hidden figures, Hazel Ying Lee was the first Asian American woman to earn a pilot’s license, join the WASPs, and fly for the United States military amid widespread anti-Asian sentiment and policies. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Her singular story of patriotism, barrier breaking, and fearless sacrifice is told for the first time in full for readers of \u003ci\u003eThe Women with Silver Wings\u003c\/i\u003e by Katherine Sharp Landdeck, \u003ci\u003eA Woman of No Importance\u003c\/i\u003e by Sonia Purnell, \u003ci\u003eThe Last Boat Out of Shanghai\u003c\/i\u003e by Helen Zia, \u003ci\u003eFacing the Mountain\u003c\/i\u003e by Daniel James Brown and all Asian American, women’s and WWII history books.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1932, Hazel Ying Lee, a nineteen-year-old American daughter of Chinese immigrants, sat in on a friend’s flight lesson. It changed her life. In less than a year, a girl with a wicked sense of humor, a newfound love of flying, and a tough can-do attitude earned her pilot’s license and headed for China to help against invading Japanese forces. In time, Hazel would become the first Asian American to fly with the Women Airforce Service Pilots. As thrilling as it may have been, it wasn’t easy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn America, Hazel felt the oppression and discrimination of the Chinese Exclusion Act. In China’s field of male-dominated aviation she was dismissed for being a woman, and for being an American. But in service to her country, Hazel refused to be limited by gender, race, and impossible dreams. Frustrated but undeterred she forged ahead, married Clifford Louie, a devoted and unconventional husband who cheered his wife on, and gave her all for the cause achieving more in her short remarkable life than even she imagined possible.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e American Flygirl\u003c\/i\u003e is the untold account of a spirited fighter and an indomitable hidden figure in American history. She broke every common belief about women. She challenged every social restriction to endure and to succeed. And against seemingly insurmountable obstacles, Hazel Ying Lee reached for the skies and made her mark as a universal and unsung hero whose time has come.\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eAmerican Flygirl\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Ankeny’s cinematic storytelling is buoyed by her zestful portrait of Hazel, who comes across as remarkably unfazed by her era’s rampant discrimination. It’s a compulsively readable tale of odds-defying derring-do.”\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e —Publishers Weekly \u003c\/i\u003eSTARRED REVIEW\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e“\u003c\/i\u003e[An] excellent biography of a young American-born woman who smashed gender and racial barriers in the 1930s and 1940s, an era of federally mandated discrimination against Asians. Ankeny combines the challenges in Lee’s life in the male-dominated world of aviation, the stresses of pilot training, and the history of the WASP.” \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e—Military Officer\u003c\/i\u003e magazine\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e“American Flygirl \u003c\/i\u003eis author Susan Tate Ankeny’s narrative of Hazel Ying Lee, a figure of groundbreaking wide-ranging resonance in the history of World War II, aviation, women, and the American experience. Lee was notably the first Asian-American woman to earn a pilot’s license, which led to her joining the WASPs during World War II fighting for her country while battling the forces of anti-Asian bias post Pearl Harbor, which led to the shameful policies of Japanese internment camps (among others).”\u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003e—In Flight USA\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“\u003c\/b\u003eIn this engaging biography, Ankeny brings to life a woman who had to continually fight sexism and racism to serve her country.” \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e—Arlington Magazine \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“In Ankeny’s skilled hands, Lee’s story soars through an unforgettable flight of wartime courage, triumph, and tragedy.”\u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003e—\u003c\/i\u003eGregg Jones\u003c\/b\u003e, Pulitzer Prize Finalist and author of \u003ci\u003eMost Honorable Son: A Forgotten Hero’s Fight Against Fascism and Hate During World War II\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Helluva story! Parachuting out of a plane, crash-landing in a field, or writing lipstick messages on a fuselage, Hazel Ying Lee… is fearless, witty—and patriotic…. In Ankeny’s fast-paced and engaging biography, Lee is at the controls, flying over the clouds of bias and sexism to serve her country. This is a story as dynamic as the banking biplanes and pursuit fighters flown by this long-overlooked war hero.”\u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003e—\u003c\/i\u003eChristopher C. Gorham\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Confidante: The Untold Story of the Woman Who Helped Win WWII and Shape Modern America\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Fearless and confident, Hazel Ying Lee was part of a pioneering generation of women who fell in love with flying. . . . Ankeny’s book brings to life Hazel and her WASP sisters for new generations.”\u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003e—\u003c\/i\u003eNancy Ng Tam, PhD.\u003c\/b\u003e, Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA)\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“An important story told in a simple straight-forward and concise way.” \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e—New York Journal of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eSusan Tate Ankeny\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of nonfiction WWII history books including \u003ci\u003eAmerican Flygirl \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Girl and the Bombardier\u003c\/i\u003e. A former educator, she is a member of the Oregon 8th Air Force Historical Society and the Association des Sauveteurs d’Aviateurs Alliés, which finds and memorializes World War II crash sites in France. The daughter of a WWII bombardier and great-granddaughter of Oregon pioneers, she lives in the Pacific Northwest and can be found online at SusanTateAnkeny.com.","brand":"Citadel","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46302001725669,"sku":"NP9780806542829","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780806542829.jpg?v=1767721416","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/american-flygirl-isbn-9780806542829","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}