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Museum of Chinese in America

Since its founding in 1980, MOCA has celebrated the living history of the Chinese experience in America by preserving and presenting the 200-year history, heritage, culture, and diverse experiences of American communities of Chinese descent. MOCA connects the past with the present and the future, bringing together the Chinese American community with the diaspora and people from all walks of life.

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Resources from Museum of Chinese in America

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Flying High with Hazel & Maggie: Chinese American Aviators in WWII

Explore the lives of Hazel Ying Lee and Maggie Gee, the only two Chinese American women to join the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) during World War II. Use videos and photos to learn about their experiences and how World War II impacted them and many other women in the United States. Find out more about women in military service during World War II and the long fight of WASP pilots to be honored for their impact.

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MOCA Heroes Student Magazines

MOCA Heroes is a series of FREE digital, non-fiction magazines that explore the lives of Chinese American trailblazers.

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Photograph of Three Women at the Avenger Field Barracks

Three women standing on a water pump at Avengers Field in Sweetwater, Texas. Maggie Gee is on the right. The woman on the left may be Barbara Hart. The woman in the middle may be Christine.

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Photograph of Hazel Ying Lee in flight simulator with instructor

Hazel Ying Lee in flight simulator with instructor.

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Cartoon with caption "Keep 'em Flying"

Cartoon with caption "Keep 'em Flying"

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Newspaper clipping titled "Girl Pilot in Crash Dies"

Newspaper clipping titled "Girl Pilot in Crash Dies," The Oregonian, 11/27/1944.

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Aircraft Delivery Memorandum of Hazel's Last Mission from Niagara Falls to Great Falls, Montana

Aircraft Delivery Memorandum of Hazel's Last Mission from Niagara Falls to Great Falls, Montana

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Photograph of the Lee Family

A reproduction of black & white Family Picture of Lee's, taken in 1927, Portland, Oregon. Front row (left to right): Frances, Mother, Daniel, Father, Howard Back row (left to right): Hazel, Florence, Big sister, Rose, Harry, Victor

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Photograph of Maggie Gee and Ruth Groves at the WASP Museum

Maggie Gee and Ruth W. Groves are pointing to their names on the memorial wall at the WASP Museum in Sweetwater, Texas.

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Photograph of Maggie Gee and another WASP

Maggie Gee and kneeling down next to another WASP. They are underneath a flag being held by two other women that had the WASP wings and reads: Women's Airforce Service Pilots. This event took place in Nolan County Texas.

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Page 2 of Maggie Gee's Photo Album

Page 2 of a 50 page photo album, which features images of Maggie Gee and other WASP trainees at Avenger Field. Page 2: "Off to Physical Training"

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Page 24 of Maggie Gee's Photo Album

Page 24 of a 50 page photo album, which features images of Maggie Gee and other WASP trainees at Avenger Field. Page 24: 5 photographs; 1 missing WASP trainees hanging out near the barracks.

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Page 3 of Maggie Gee's Photo Album

Page 3 of a 50 page photo album, which features images of Maggie Gee and other WASP trainees at Avenger Field. Page 3: WASP trainees at the barracks, mess hall, and getting a haircut

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Photograph of Maggie Gee in front of the barracks at Avenger Field

Maggie Gee in front of the barracks at Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas. She is training to be a Women Airforce Service Pilot (WASP).

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A Day in the Life at Avenger Field

Flying High with Hazel & Maggie: Chinese American Aviators in WWII

Learn about life at Avenger Field, where Maggie, Hazel, and other WASP pilots were trained.

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Remembering Maggie, Hazel, and the WASP

Flying High with Hazel & Maggie: Chinese American Aviators in WWII

Explore ways that communities honor and remember trailblazers like Maggie, Hazel, and the other WASP pilots. Use the questions on the slides to help you think about ways you've seen people honored, and ways that you might choose to memorialize someone you feel is important.

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Background: World War II and the WASPs

Flying High with Hazel & Maggie: Chinese American Aviators in WWII

Use this resource for more context about World War II and the Women's Airforce Service Pilots!

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Pilots and Planes!

Flying High with Hazel & Maggie: Chinese American Aviators in WWII

Use your guesses and ideas from the hotspot "Hazel and Virginia's Pilot Gear" to learn more about what flying planes was like during World War II. This image shows pilot Maggie Gee standing on the wing of a biplane.

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Scientist in the Sky: Meet Maggie Gee!

Flying High with Hazel & Maggie: Chinese American Aviators in WWII

Explore primary sources to learn about Maggie Gee, WASP pilot and physicist.

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Timeline of World War II

Flying High with Hazel & Maggie: Chinese American Aviators in WWII

Use this timeline to help understand when World War II happened and how it impacted the lives of Hazel Ying Lee and Maggie Gee.

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The Remarkable Life & Legacy of Aviatrix Hazel Ying Lee

Flying High with Hazel & Maggie: Chinese American Aviators in WWII

Watch a video about Hazel Ying Lee's life and legacy. Then, browse primary sources to uncover more about her experiences as an aviator and WASP pilot during World War II.

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Secondary Source: Looking Back at Hazel Ying Lee's Life & Legacy

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Hazel and Virginia's Pilot Gear

Flying High with Hazel & Maggie: Chinese American Aviators in WWII

Use your close looking skills to investigate this photo of Hazel, her friend Virginia, and their flight instructor Al Greenwood. What can their clothes tell us about what the job of a pilot was like?

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MOCA Heroes: Maya Lin

MOCA Heroes Student Magazines

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MOCA Heroes: Yung Wing

MOCA Heroes Student Magazines

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MOCA Heroes: Chinese Railroad Workers

MOCA Heroes Student Magazines

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