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East West Players' Theatre for Youth
presents
TAKING FLIGHT: The Katherine Cheung Story
Katherine Sui Fun Cheung broke racial and gender barriers by taking to
the skies in the 1930s as an aviator, and the first Asian American
female to be a licensed pilot. She flew with Amelia Earhart and others
among the vaunted "99 Club," and became an accomplished stunt pilot
performing spins, barrel rolls and acrobatics, and participating in
long-range flying races. Her career as a pioneer aviator remains an
inspiration for those who refused to be grounded. In 2001, the Museum of
Flying inducted her into the International Women in Aviation Pioneer
Hall of Fame.
TAKING FLIGHT: The Story of Katherine Cheung is a 45 min. play suitable
for grades 7-12 and will tour from February 21 - March 30, 2012.
Contact:
For more information, contact Arts Education Coordinator Kamil Haque or
Janeen Tang at (213) 625-7000 x 21 or
ewpyouth@eastwestplayers.org.
For fee information, contact Arts Education Director, Marilyn Tokuda at
(213) 625-7000 or
mtokuda@eastwestplayers.org.
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