The new documentary film, Valor and Memory, explores the complex historical relationship between the United States and China. It is the story of the “Flying Tigers,” American pilots who traveled to China to help its people repel a brutal invasion; the “Chinese Tigers,” Chinese pilots who earned their wings at American flight schools in places like Arizona and Texas, then returned home to defend their homeland; and what might be called the “Chinese American Tigers,” young men raised in big city “Chinatown” neighborhoods, sent by the U.S. Army to China for their language and cultural knowledge as much as their technical skills. 

The “Flying Tigers,” the “Chinese Tigers” and “Chinese American Tigers” have almost all passed into history. But their valor and sacrifices deserve to be remembered. Explore their lives and legacies, and why their stories are now being celebrated again.

CHCP Member Min Zhou is one of the film's producers, and CHCP Director Brenda Wong and CHCP Advisory Board Member Teddy Sue provided support to the film's production (watch for their names in the film's final credits). WWII Veterans Harry Lim and Wing Lai, who are featured in this film, were also featured in CHCP's WWII film, Our Story of War and Remembrance. Watch a shortened version of CHCP's film on our WWII Project page.