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Boring, Frank (interviewer)

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P. Y. Shu

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1991-01-21

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Interview of P. Y. Shu by filmmaker Frank Boring for the documentary, Fei Hu: The Story of the Flying Tigers. Col. P. Y. Shu was a Chinese interpreter for the American Volunteer Group (AVG). After attending college in China, he attained a Masters in municipal government administration from the University of Michigan. As none of the AVG members spoke Chinese, Hsu was recruited as Chief Interpreter, serving also as a liason with the Chinese Air Force. In this tape, Shu discusses how General Chennault came up with the idea of the AVG after viewing the the Chinese cadets in training and the successful first day of fighting in Kunming. He goes into detail of the bombing occuring in Kunming at the time and the reaction to the news of Pearl Harbor.

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Fei Hu Films research and production files (RHC-88)

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