Hazel Ying Lee was not allowed to join the Chinese Air Force during the Second Sino-Japanese War, as the Chinese military did not permit female pilots. She also experienced racial prejudice, as when a Kansas farmer mistook her for a Japanese invader after she was forced to land her plane in his field. When she died, she was not permitted a military funeral because, as a member of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) program, she was considered a civilian.
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