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This Chinese American Aviatrix Overcame Racism to Fly for the U.S. During World War II.
A second-generation immigrant, Hazel Ying Lee was the first Chinese American woman to receive her pilot’s license https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/this-chinese-american-aviatrix-overcame-racism-to-fly-for-the-us-during-world-war-ii-180984196/ #aviation #chineseamerican #WWII