Airborne Dreams

Airborne Dreams
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Publisher : Duke University Press
Total Pages : 247
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ISBN-10 : 9780822348504
ISBN-13 : 0822348500
Rating : 4/5 (500 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Airborne Dreams by : Christine R. Yano

Download or read book Airborne Dreams written by Christine R. Yano and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 2011-01-25 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An account of Pan Ams Nisei stewardess program (1955&–1972), through which the airline hired Japanese American (and later other Asian and Asian American) stewardesses, ostensibly for their Asian-language skills.


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