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• "These aren't Japanese tank troops. They're Chinese. They are fighting with their own arms in their own soil for their own freedom--and doing very well at it"- p.12. Paul Guillumette China Film.
• "These aren't Japanese tank troops. They're Chinese. They are fighting with their own arms in their own soil for their own freedom--and doing very well at it"- p.12. Paul Guillumette China Film.

  Clipping showing an image of Chinese troops during World War II.
• "These motorcycle troops belong to the same Chinese forces as the tanks on the opposite page. They operate in Hunan, one of the richest provinces of Free China"- p. 13
• "These motorcycle troops belong to the same Chinese forces as the tanks on the opposite page. They operate in Hunan, one of the richest provinces of Free China"- p. 13

  Clipping showing image of Chinese forces in China during World War II.
• A track and field star of championship caliber--he competed as a pole vauklter in the 1936 Olympic games. Paul Fu (on top) demonstrates a handstand. p. 31
• A track and field star of championship caliber--he competed as a pole vauklter in the 1936 Olympic games. Paul Fu (on top) demonstrates a handstand. p. 31

  Magazine clipping of young adults, two of which are in the middle of demonstrating a handstand as others observe.
• A treat for the cadets: The girls brought boxes of candied coconuts, preserved fruits, ginger and lichee nuts. When they opened the packages, the boys mobgbed them. p.29 of Look magazine
• A treat for the cadets: The girls brought boxes of candied coconuts, preserved fruits, ginger and lichee nuts. When they opened the packages, the boys mobgbed them. p.29 of Look magazine

  Image clipping from Look Magazine, showing women interacting with the cadets.
• At dinner in the cadet mess hall, Margaret Kwong fed her last spoonful of dessert to Shih Mei-Tung. Theirs was one of the romances the party inspired. p. 33
• At dinner in the cadet mess hall, Margaret Kwong fed her last spoonful of dessert to Shih Mei-Tung. Theirs was one of the romances the party inspired. p. 33

  Magazine photo clipping of woman feeding a man at an event.
• Cadet Chew Lai-Chung catches Grace Lung as she slides off Murphy pet burro at the Wigwam Guest Ranch. The whole party lunched at the ranch after spending the morning inspecting planes and equipment at the flying field. p.32
• Cadet Chew Lai-Chung catches Grace Lung as she slides off Murphy pet burro at the Wigwam Guest Ranch. The whole party lunched at the ranch after spending the morning inspecting planes and equipment at the flying field. p.32

  Magazine photo clipping of a woman sliding off donkey and being caught by a man standing by.
• Crowded round a mirror, four of the girls Look Magazine took to Luke Field for an all-Chinese party, get in a last-minute checkup before the cadet dance. "Look Plays Host to the Chinese Air Force," Earl Theisen for Look, p.29
• Crowded round a mirror, four of the girls Look Magazine took to Luke Field for an all-Chinese party, get in a last-minute checkup before the cadet dance. "Look Plays Host to the Chinese Air Force," Earl Theisen for Look, p.29

  Image clipping from Look Magazine showing group of women getting ready for a dance.
• Favorite amusement during intermissions at the dance which brought the day to a close was this dart game - with a caricatured "Jap" for a target. The boys were notably better marksmen than the girls- but no more determined. p. 32
• Favorite amusement during intermissions at the dance which brought the day to a close was this dart game - with a caricatured "Jap" for a target. The boys were notably better marksmen than the girls- but no more determined. p. 32

  Magazine photo clipping of men and women participating in throwing darts on a caricatured image of a Japanese man.
• King Chuon, halfway out of the pool was pulled noisily in again as this picture was made. It was the first time the cadets had gone swimming in Arizona. p. 30
• King Chuon, halfway out of the pool was pulled noisily in again as this picture was made. It was the first time the cadets had gone swimming in Arizona. p. 30

  Magazine photo clipping showing five young adults out swimming.
• Look Magazine, June 16, 1942, vol. 6. No. 12, p.11. Raymond Clapper. "Do You Know Why We are Fighting in Asia?" "Chinese Oldster & grandson, well dressed well fed, well educated. Made in America this picture suggests living standards victory will bring to all Asia" (paper is "The Chinese Journal")
• Look Magazine, June 16, 1942, vol. 6. No. 12, p.11. Raymond Clapper. "Do You Know Why We are Fighting in Asia?" "Chinese Oldster & grandson, well dressed well fed, well educated. Made in America this picture suggests living standards victory will bring to all Asia" (paper is "The Chinese Journal")

  Image clipping from Look Magazine, picturing older man with grandson reading The Chinese Journal.
• No Oriental Dance. This had straight American jitterbugging, as demonstrated by Mary Wong and cadet Paul Fu. Cadets like American dancing music. p.33
• No Oriental Dance. This had straight American jitterbugging, as demonstrated by Mary Wong and cadet Paul Fu. Cadets like American dancing music. p.33

  Magazine photo clipping of man and woman dancing.
• Stretched out beside the swimming pool on the Wigwam Guest Ranch, near the flying field at Phoenix, the girls and their partners soak up the Arizona sunshine. p.30
• Stretched out beside the swimming pool on the Wigwam Guest Ranch, near the flying field at Phoenix, the girls and their partners soak up the Arizona sunshine. p.30

  Magazine photo clipping of Chinese American young adults in swim suits laying on a field.
• To read a Chinese newspaper the guests need help. The girls traveled in a bus of the Tanner Gray Line Motor Tours. On the way, they spent a night in the Westward Ho Motel, in Phoenix, AZ, sleeping in dormitory fashion, eight beds to a room.
• To read a Chinese newspaper the guests need help. The girls traveled in a bus of the Tanner Gray Line Motor Tours. On the way, they spent a night in the Westward Ho Motel, in Phoenix, AZ, sleeping in dormitory fashion, eight beds to a room.
• Togged out in full flying dress, complete with parachute and radio headset, 17 year old Frances Chan poses happily with a succession of Luke Field cadets. p.28
• Togged out in full flying dress, complete with parachute and radio headset, 17 year old Frances Chan poses happily with a succession of Luke Field cadets. p.28

  Magazine photo clipping of group of people posing in pilot gear.
• Two men to each girl insured competition, but lucky Chew Lai-Chung had King Chuon to himself--for a bit. She came from China five months ago. p. 31
• Two men to each girl insured competition, but lucky Chew Lai-Chung had King Chuon to himself--for a bit. She came from China five months ago. p. 31

  A magazine photo clipping of a man and woman in swimwear reclining on lawn.