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Film, Video Unsung Heroes: A Symposium on the Heroism of Asian Pacific Americans During World War II (Morning Session)

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Title

  • Unsung Heroes: A Symposium on the Heroism of Asian Pacific Americans During World War II (Morning Session)

Summary

  • The Veterans History Project of the American Folklife Center and the Library of Congress Asian Division Friends Society will co-host a special commemorative program honoring Asian Pacific American heroism during World War II. This session of the symposium includes Maj. Gen. Antonio Taguba's overview of the war in the Pacific Theater, Anna Chennault's recollection of her life with the Flying Tigers and Poet Vince Gotera performing a dramatic reading from his book "Ghost Wars."

Names

  • Library of Congress
  • American Folklife Center, sponsoring body
  • Library of Congress. Asian Division, sponsoring body

Created / Published

  • Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 2009-10-26.

Headings

  • -  Biography, History
  • -  War, Military

Notes

  • -  Group name: Unsung Heroes: A Symposium on the Heroism of Asian Pacific Americans During World War II.
  • -  Classification: General Works.
  • -  Tony Taguba, L. Tammy Duckworth, Vince Gotera, Valentin Ildefonso, David Wu, Madame Anna C. Chennault, Ted Stevens, John Gong, Fred Chaio, H.E. Ambassador Jason C. Yuan.
  • -  Recorded on 2009-10-26.
  • -  Kids, Families.
  • -  Researchers.
  • -  Teachers.

Medium

  • 1 online resource

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2021688331

Online Format

  • video
  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Library Of Congress, Sponsoring Body American Folklife Center, and Sponsoring Body Library Of Congress. Asian Division. Unsung Heroes: A Symposium on the Heroism of Asian Pacific Americans During World War II Morning Session. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -10-26, 2009. Video. https://www.loc.gov/item/2021688331/.

APA citation style:

Library Of Congress, American Folklife Center, S. B. & Library Of Congress. Asian Division, S. B. (2009) Unsung Heroes: A Symposium on the Heroism of Asian Pacific Americans During World War II Morning Session. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -10-26. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2021688331/.

MLA citation style:

Library Of Congress, Sponsoring Body American Folklife Center, and Sponsoring Body Library Of Congress. Asian Division. Unsung Heroes: A Symposium on the Heroism of Asian Pacific Americans During World War II Morning Session. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -10-26, 2009. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2021688331/>.