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Wartime Storytelling and Mythmaking: Interpreting and Remembering the Flying Tigers in the U.S., 1941-1945 (Season 5, Episode 99)
TV Episode | Documentary, History, Talk-Show
Wartime Storytelling and Mythmaking: Interpreting and Remembering the Flying Tigers in the U.S., 1941-1945 With Aries Li Part of a series of shows about the Second Sino-Japanese War The American Volunteer Group (AVG), popularly known as ...See moreWartime Storytelling and Mythmaking: Interpreting and Remembering the Flying Tigers in the U.S., 1941-1945 With Aries Li Part of a series of shows about the Second Sino-Japanese War The American Volunteer Group (AVG), popularly known as the Flying Tigers, was an aircrew of discharged U.S. military pilots and mechanics hired by China to assist in the war against Japan. Although this group was in combat for only seven months (late December 1941-July 4, 1942), its exploits became legendary in the U.S. It is undeniable that the Flying Tigers made combat contributions to the war against Japan. However, the wartime stories that Americans told about the Flying Tigers had their own life and significance that went beyond the unit's combat accomplishments. In this presentation, historian Aries Li explains what meanings Americans attached to the Flying Tigers and how this myth-making process unfolded in the U.S. media during World War II. Aries (Rong) Li is a PhD candidate in History at Rutgers in New Jersey, specializing in the history of U.S.-East Asian relations during the 20th century. Her dissertation "Shared Past, Discordant Memories" explores and compares how Americans and the Chinese (in mainland China and Taiwan) have recalled the U.S. World War II military presence and the U.S.-China wartime military cooperation. She investigates how such memories have interacted with politics, international relations, and identity formation in the past seven decades. Aries received her B.A. and M.A. in history from Northeast Normal University in China. Written by Paul Woodadge See less
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Updated Nov 28, 2022
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Nov 28, 2022 (France)

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