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Rice Bowl parties were held throughout the United States to raise money and spread "propaganda for war aid in China." Chinese American women were also famous for their receptions for Chinese dignitaries and war heroes as they traveled through San Francisco. Less than fifty years after Chinese women began immigrating to the United States, Chinese-American women served in the military in their new country. Yung points out that for China and the United States, defeating their common enemy in World War II required the efforts of all Americans, and Chinese-American women remained steadfast in their commitment to help. Filled with images of Chinese women and their families, Unbound Foot brings these Chinese grandmothers to life. Their stories and testimonies make them familiar to today's generation as women who fought and won despite great difficulties and trials. Unbound Foot is an exceptional contribution to the history of Chinese American women and their social experiences in the United States.