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You're a good man Miss Daniel. Just wanted to say keep on doing what you're doing. On a side note, I am sad to hear that some of these parents live in Ontario. The attitudes read like they came from somewhere else.

Most Hong Kong and Taiwanese people (who did not fall under communism post WW2) know who the Flying Tigers are.

To be fair, the AVG didn't stay that long in theatre compared to the actual length of the Sino-Japanese War. They also fought in an area that is far from the heartland of mainland China, so exposure would have been fairly small and through newspapers.

I think you can still appreciate that various Chinese factions have been at war since 1931 and there was no actual 'peace' until 1949. Over the course that period over TWENTY million Chinese soldiers and civilians died fighting the Japanese. The perception issue is similar to the American one where D-DAY was the turning point of WW2 and the USA defeated Germany on it's own. I think the Red Army and Stalingrad, Kursk (1&2), Moscow and many many others have a better claim. I'm not trying to downplay America's importance but as I said, it's all about perception.

Can you tell us more about your experience in the French Foreign Legion? That sounds like a AMA of it's own.

You sound like a good person. I wish the fortunes of you and your family turn around. For them alone you must continue on. Good luck.

The Chinese Communist Party did not overthrow the Qing Dynasty.