During Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, TODAY is sharing the community’s history, pain, joy and what’s next for the AAPI movement. We will be publishing personal essays, stories, videos and ...

Susan Ahn Cuddy didn't fit the 1950s housewife mold. For one, she was an expert in air combat tactics. It wasn't until after her death in 2015... Their 'Tough' Mom Was Also The Navy's 1st Asian ...

For Korean Americans like Susan Ahn, WWII was a fight to defend both the U.S. and Korea. In the lead up to WWII, Korean Americans were united by loyalty to America and resistance to Japanese rule of ...

Here's an LA story for you. Susan Ahn Cuddy was born in Los Angeles in 1915 — her parents were the first Korean couple to settle in California and among the first Koreans to immigrate to America.

U.S. President Donald Trump paid tribute to the late Susan Ahn Cuddy, the first Asian female officer in the U.S. Navy and a code breaker during World War II, in the May 2018 proclamations as part of ...

Susan Ahn Cuddy was the first Asian-American woman in the U.S. Navy`s Waves program. She joined in 1942 and served during the cold war. Part of her duties included breaking enemy codes. She later ...

I had the honor of writing about Susan Ahn Cuddy, who was the first woman gunnery officer in the history of the US Navy during WWII. She wanted to help the US win the Pacific War against imperial ...

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Editor's note: This story contains language that some listeners may find offensive. To siblings Flip and Christine Cuddy, Susan Ahn Cuddy was "Mom." But she was also a Korean American lieutenant in ...