F.T. Summaries
On September 27th, 2014 at the
International Hotel in Dallas, Tieman H. Dippel, Jr. spoke to the AVG Flying
Tigers Association for their 73rd Annual Reunion Grand Banquet. His presentation, Building Bridges of
Honor, was a tribute to the Flying Tigers extraordinary history, where conscience which often provided the
concept of Warrior’s Honor builds unique bridges.
After the presentation, Mr. Dippel had the opportunity
to meet Mr. John T. Ma, the cryptographer for General Claire Chennault in China,
who also served as President of a charity, Books for China Fund. It believed strongly that strengthening
the library collections of universities in China will help the modernization of
China which in turn will promote peace and prosperity in the world. The books for China project collects
books from private collections of scholars, retired professors, libraries, and
publishing houses for distribution to major Chinese Universities, and has done
so since 2005.
Three of the main institutions of China, the Central
Party School, the Chancellors of the State Council, and the Chinese Academy of
Social Sciences have supported The Language of Conscience Series of books as a
bridge on morality, ethics, and cultural values between China and the West, and
were noted in the Presentation. The
Language of Conscience Series embodied the core values of the AVG Flying Tigers
in their dedication to honor and conscience which took them as volunteers to
China, it evolved as a part of the celebration of the 73rd Reunion
that copies of Mr. Dippel’s speech, AVG posters, and history of the AVG Flying
Tigers were prepared to be sent to these major institutions in China related to
the support of The Language of Conscience Book Series. Sets of books were also sent to the
Philosophy and History Departments of the major Chinese Universities with
additional information on the Flying Tigers including the history and years
after their participation in World War II, in recognition of Mr. Ma and his
personal efforts of bridge building over the many decades.
As these materials were being assembled, it was noted
that because of their breadth it would be hard for students and professors to
have a top down view of the thirty-year process of discussions, often between
think tanks, leadership groups, and other organizations, such as the Texas
Lyceum’s Five Year Collaboration Agreement with the Central Party School to
bring about a comparison understanding of Eastern and Western values. An executive summary guide was needed.
Ms. Sylvia Odenwald, a publisher with Odenwald
Publications, but also an editor over many years of The Language of Conscience Series of books, undertook the
preparation of summaries, drawn from the books, that would help students understand
the historical perspective and research specific parts. The materials explained the impact of
the books over a thirty-five year period in the United States and on some of
the economic growth concepts that are often described as the Texas Economic
/Cultural Model. One of the key
reasons for the publication of The
Language of Conscience by the Central Party School involved its focus on
ethical behavior and governance within society and its explanation of the
nonprofit system which can serve as an evolution between the more centralized
ownership organizations of China and market economies. Parts of these materials were from
external research, but much of the additional discussion to bring historical
perspective was based upon interviews with Mr. Tieman H. Dippel, Jr., who after
review validates the accuracy of her writings. Her concept involved primarily
presenting the relevant materials in the following order:
1. A Historical Biography of Tieman H. Dippel, Jr. as an author and business leader.
2. A broad description of The Language of Conscience
Concept as a philosophical approach reorganizing how you think often
determines what you think, so to bring unity focuses on common values and
dignity with a specific process.
3.The interrelationship of The Language of
Conscience Series both in the timing of books and specific purpose.
4. One Father’s Last Words which serves as the core introduction to most of the
books giving the perspective of honor and family values from which they are
developed in order that perspective is not lost.
5. The New
Legacy with an understanding of its
impact because ethical governance needs to be combined with economic growth and
the creation of wealth. The New Legacy, as the first book in the
series, focused largely on what was learned from the original Texas Lyceum and
how the combination of the three great powers, economics, politics, and culture
need to be coordinated in order to produce the greatest opportunity.
We express our sincere appreciation to Ms. Sylvia
Odenwald for her work in these endeavors.
They are available for use and quotation by scholars studying the
individual works or concepts.