Doctor Mom Chung of the Fair-Haired Bastards : The Life of a Wartime Celebrity

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During World War II, Mom Chung's was the place to be in San Francisco. Soldiers, movie stars, and politicians gathered at her home to socialize, to show their dedication to the Allied cause, and to express their affection for Dr. Margaret Chung (1889-1959). The first known American-born Chinese...

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Main Author: Wu, Judy Tzu-Chun
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Berkeley : University of California Press, 2005.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Chung, Margaret, > 1889-1959.
Chung, Margaret, > 1889-1959
Women physicians.
Medicine.
Chinese American women.
Chinese American physicians.
Asian Americans.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY)
MEDICAL > Physicians.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Medical.
medicines (material)
physicians.
Americains d'origine asiatique.
Medecine.
Femmes medecins.
Americaines d'origine chinoise.
Asian Americans
Medicine
Physicians, Women
Chinese American physicians > Biography.
United States
Biographies.
Biography
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:During World War II, Mom Chung's was the place to be in San Francisco. Soldiers, movie stars, and politicians gathered at her home to socialize, to show their dedication to the Allied cause, and to express their affection for Dr. Margaret Chung (1889-1959). The first known American-born Chinese female physician, Chung established one of the first Western medical clinics in San Francisco's Chinatown in the 1920s. She also became a prominent celebrity and behind-the-scenes political broker during World War II. Chung gained national fame when she began "adopting" thousands of soldiers, sailors, a
Physical Description:1 online resource (282 pages).
ISBN:9780520938922

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