Chinese Pilots in Saskatoon Skies: The Keng Wah Aviation School, 1919-1922.

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  • Author(s): Ford, Harris
  • Source:
    Prairie History. 2024, Issue 15, p68-70. 3p.
  • Additional Information
    • Subject Terms:
      FLIGHT schools; GROUP identity; RACISM; IMMIGRATION policy
    • Subject Terms:
      SASKATOON (Sask.)
    • Abstract:
      The article focuses on the Keng Wah Aviation School, a Chinese Nationalist flight school in Saskatoon from 1919 to 1922. Topics include the role of the Kuomintang in fostering Chinese identity, the operation of the flight school amidst societal racism, and the eventual closure of KWA due to discriminatory immigration policies.