Honor and Duty (ePub)

Following the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, it is a well-known fact that the US government sent its residents of Japanese descent to internment camps while other Asian Americans, including nearly 20,000 Chinese Americans or nearly 20% of the Chinese American population, signed up and served honorably in every branch of the US Armed Services, in all four theaters of combat.

These veterans were recognized and honored for their service when President Trump signed into law "The Chinese American World War II Veteran Congressional Gold Medal Act" on December 20, 2018, three days after the 75th anniversary of repealing the 1882 "Chinese Exclusion Act". Their commitment and sacrifice to country demonstrates an extraordinary sense of patriotism. They served as Americans, with honor and distinction.

In HONOR AND DUTY: The Chinese American WWII Veterans E. Samantha Cheng compiles a thorough historical record that now recognizes the service and sacrifice these patriots paid in America's wartime need. In addition, the data collected and compiled for the Congressional Gold Medal project will serve as an indispensable source of info for surviving family members and historians/scholars alike.

Including a Foreword by Fang Wong, Past National Commander of the American Legion, HONOR AND DUTY is divided into three sections:

Section One:

• Overview of the Chinese American WWII Veterans Recognition Project
• Overview of the Congressional Gold Medal Act
• Methodologies of Data Acquisition and Service Verification Process
• Acknowledgements

Section Two:

• Photos and Roll Call data for those who served in the Army, Army Air Corps, Navy, Marines, Coast Guard, and Merchant Marines

Section Three

• Graphs and tables