My Dad: One of the Many Invisible Chinese American Heroes of World War II
Ken Fong’s late father, James King Fong, was a true war hero, having flown 38 missions over Germany during WWII. But when the majority of Americans - even those of Chinese or Asian descent - think about who put on the uniforms and risked their lives to defeat the Axis powers, they don’t think of his dad or the nearly 20,000 other Americans of Chinese descent who also served and fought.
Ken grew up badgering his dad to share his war stories, and he will tell a few of the most memorable ones during our May program so that ABC’s like him will no longer be so invisible.
Speaker Bio:
Dr. Ken Fong is a third-generation Chinese American from Sacramento, CA. Graduating in 1976 from Cal Berkeley with a degree in biology, he moved to Los Angeles in 1978, graduating from Fuller Theological Seminary with an M.Div. and a D.Min. He helped lead Evergreen Baptist Church of LA to become one of the first English-only multiethnic, majority pan-Asian churches in America. He also was the first Executive Director of Fuller’s Asian American Center and was an affiliate associate professor of Asian American church studies. Over the years he has served as a trustee for InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, Westmont College, IWA, and the Asian American Drug Abuse Program. He is a noted speaker, author, and social influencer. In 2017 he was given Congressional Recognition by Rep. Judy Chu as the Community Leader of the Year in the West San Gabriel Valley. He retired from pastoring in 2017 and from teaching in 2019. He is an avid cyclist and a dedicated photographer. Ken Fong's podcast gets to the heart of Asian American culture, history, and spirituality through interviews with culture-makers and -shapers in the Asian American community.
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