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Luke to "Bring Honor" to his city and Family

Article which appeared after Wing Luke's election to Seattle's City Council.

A Brief Flight: Hazel Ying Lee and the Women Who Flew Pursuit

Tells the story of Hazel Ying Lee, a Chinese-American who grew up in Portland, Oregon where she learned to fly. She later became a member of the WASPs, a group of over 1,000 pilots who became the first women to fly for the U.S. military and were used…

Sport and Community in California's Japanese American "Yamato Colony," 1930-1945*

How sports, including baseball, helped to normalize life in a Japanese American internment camp in California. Includes a brief background on events leading up to the internment.