We Are American Soldiers: Film Screening and Q&A

In honor of Veteran’s Day, Welcome to Chinatown is hosting a FREE screening of the documentary film, We Are American Soldiers, followed by a panel discussion with the filmmakers, Katie May Porter and Gregg Porter.

We Are American Soldiers is a short documentary film which captures the stories of Chinese Americans who served this country during WWII, only to come home to face discrimination.

It 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.