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Airborne Dreams: “Nisei” Stewardesses and Pan American World Airways
Christine R. Yano
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| #2065979 in Books | Duke University Press Books | 2011-01-25 | 2011-01-25 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 9.25 x.62 x6.13l,.79 | File type: PDF | 248 pages | ||0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.| Not For Everyone|By Mary O. Stimmel|Very scholarly approach to the hiring and work of young Japanese-American women as stewardesses for Pan American World Airways starting in 1955. I enjoyed it because I flew for Pan Am in the early 60's and nearly half my training class were Japanese American girls. What comes through in the book is how much these women, many years later, lo||
“Airborne Dreams draws big, compelling themes from the experiences of a small group of women who put a distinctive spin on the stewardess mystique. Christine R. Yano deftly explores the gender and racial stereotypes, complex class relations,
In 1955 Pan American World Airways began recruiting Japanese American women to work as stewardesses on its Tokyo-bound flights and eventually its round-the-world flights as well. Based in Honolulu, these women were informally known as Pan Am’s “Nisei”—second-generation Japanese Americans—even though not all of them were Japanese American or second-generation. They were ostensibly hired for their Japanese-language skills, but few spoke J...
You can specify the type of files you want, for your device.Airborne Dreams: “Nisei” Stewardesses and Pan American World Airways | Christine R. Yano. I have read it a couple of times and even shared with my family members. Really good. Couldnt put it down.
