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Shipyard worker Lonnie Young during WWII (Courtesy of Connie Young Yu)

The demands of wartime production enabled Chinese Americans to move into the American workforce in large numbers. For the first time Chinese American women took on jobs as welders, riveters, burners and flangers.

#chinese #women #wwII #laborers

2 years ago on May 20, 2011 at 10:30am via kued.org

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