AMERICAN FLYGIRL

Hannah Choi captures the thrill of learning to fly as she opens Ankeny's account of Hazel Ying Lee's experiences with flight training during WWII. The story of Lee, the first Asian American woman to earn a pilot's license, is fascinating as it contrasts her former efforts at invisibility as an elevator operator with the freedom she found in flight. As the story expands to cover Lee's career of military service to the U.S., it shines a light on WWII's women. Choi illuminates the author's juxtaposition of amusing anecdotes about glamorous photo shoots and eating steak or butter during rationing with somber reports of crashes and deaths. J.A.S. © AudioFile 2024, Portland, Maine [Published: AUGUST 2024]