Tunney F. Lee Lecture 2 - Unsung Heroes Book Talk and Panel Discussion
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About this Event
If you have donated more than $50 dollars, to the Tunney F. Lee Memorial lecture series, please reach out to info@chsne.org for your complimentary tickets.
The second lecture of the Tunney F. Lee Memorial Lecture Series; http://www.chsne.org/programs/tunney-f-lee-memorial-lecture-series/
Order the book here; http://www.cacaboston.org/event/unsung-heroes/
Suggested reading before the event; http://www.chsne.org/wp-content/uploads/3.-StoryArcofChineseSmericanWWIIVeterans.pdf
Featuring speakers;
William S. Chen, better known as Bill Chen, is a third-generation Chinese-American. Bill served as a career U.S. Army officer for over 32 years and retired as a Major General -- the first Chinese-American to wear 2-star rank in the U.S. Army. He then worked as a defense industry executive for almost 18 years in various domestic and international business assignments. His father, Moon Chen, was a captain and U.S. Army Air Forces pilot assigned to the 14th Air Force under Gen. Claire Chennault in the China Burma India theater during World War II.
Dan Luke is a retired engineer with over 40+ years of experience in the research and development of new innovative aerospace and sensor systems that have been widely adopted both nationally and internationally. He holds degrees in engineering physics and aeronautics & astronautics from Cornell and Stanford and has worked at MIT Lincoln Lab and The MITRE Corporation both non-profit federally funded research and development centers. He currently does part time consulting in the areas of 3D Virtual Sensor Simulation Environments and Geographical Information Systems. He is a co-editor for the book “Unsung Heroes”. His father is a U. S. Army WWII veteran that served in the European Theater and a Congressional Gold Medal recipient.
Mon Luke is a retired educator with over 25+ years of experience in the instruction of high school biology and physical sciences. She has taught in various locales across the country. She holds a degree in biology from the City University of New York (CCNY) and has pursued graduate course work at Stanford and Boston University. She has also been a research assistant in the Department of Biology at Stanford. She retired from Bedford High School, Bedford, Massachusetts but still volunteers as a math tutor at Bedford High. She is an author in the book “Unsung Heroes”. Her father is a U. S. Merchant Marine WWII veteran that served in the Atlantic Theater and is a dual Congressional Gold Medal recipient (Chinese American WWII Veteran and WWII Merchant Marine).