P. Y. Shu interview (video and transcript, 1 of 4), 1991

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Title

P. Y. Shu interview (video and transcript, 1 of 4), 1991

Creator

Contributor

Boring, Frank (interviewer)
Christopher, Frank (director)
Fei Hu Films

Description

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 describes his upbringing in China and attending the University of Michigan before meeting General Chennault. He also describes the trip he took with Chennault to inspect air bases and act as an interpreter for the group prior to the AVG being organized.

Date

1991-01-21

Rights

Publisher

Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives.

Identifier

RHC-88_Hsu_PY_1991-01-21_v01

Format

video/mp4
application/pdf

Type

Moving Image
Text

Language

eng

Citation

P. Y. Shu, “P. Y. Shu interview (video and transcript, 1 of 4), 1991,” Digital Collections, accessed November 21, 2024, https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/document/41952.
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