We Are American Soldiers (Documentary)

Friday, November 11, 2022 | 5:30pm to 7pm

25 West 43rd Street, Room 1000
between 5th & 6th Avenues, Manhattan

Since America’s inception, immigrants have shown their gratitude to this country through military service. We Are American Soldiers is a short documentary film capturing the stories of Chinese Americans who served this country during World War II, only to return home to face discrimination. We Are American Soldiers tells one man’s story of immigrating to America, being drafted for the war, and serving with the 407th Air Service Squadron – an all Chinese American unit, of the 14th Air Services Group in the China, Burma, India (CBI) theater. As with many soldiers, the friendships he made during the war played an important role throughout his life.

Filmmakers Katie May Porter and Gregg Porter will discuss their process of documenting these oral histories, share their research and process of gathering information about this seldom written chapter in U.S. history, including the challenge of finding photos and footage featuring Chinese American soldiers from this era. This presentation will include a screening of We Are American Soldiers (Running Time: 36 minutes), followed by a Q&A session.