Mayling Soong (from "The Chinese in American History")

Throughout the winter and spring of 1943, Americans turned on their radios to hear speeches delivered by a prominent Chinese woman with a slight southern drawl. The voice belonged to Mayling Soong, the wife of China’s Nationalist leader, General Chiang Kai-shek. And the speeches were part of her goodwill tour throughout the US. Erika speaks with Karen Leong about how Soong blended Chinese and American culture to change popular perceptions of China — and carve out a new future for Chinese people in America.