American Flygirl

One of WWII’s most uniquely hidden figures, Hazel Ying Lee was the first Asian American woman to earn a pilot’s license, join the WASPs, and fly for the United States military amid widespread anti-Asian sentiment and policies. Her singular story of patriotism, barrier breaking, and fearless sacrifice is told for the first time in full for readers of  The Women with Silver Wings  by Katherine Sharp Landdeck,  A Woman of No Importance  by Sonia Purnell,  The Last Boat Out