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Now the Easter is over it's time to concentrate on the NZ Chinese who participated in World War 2. In memory of the Chinese New Zealanders who served during World War II, a new project is underway. It is being co-ordinated by Ruth Lam (co-author of Sons of the Soil and The Fruits of Our Labours) and Melissa Chan-Green (journalist, ex-Three AM). Building on the research started by George Chan ex-RNZAF (who is Ruth’s father and Melissa’s grandfather), they will combine their skills and experience to ensure that the contributions of Chinese New Zealanders are not forgotten. But we need your help! We need anecdotes, photos and anything else that can help us document their stories. If someone in your family served in the armed forces (army, navy, air force) between 1939 and 1945, please get in touch with us - even if it’s just to tell us their ‘name, rank and serial number’! Ruth Lam ruth2trees at gmail.com Melissa Chan-Green melissamay29 at gmail.com From https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph