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

By:

Wu, Judy Tzu-Chun

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Berkeley : University of California Press, 2005.Description: 1 online resource (316 pages)Content type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9780520938922
0520938925
1598755250
9781598755251
1282358162
9781282358164
9786612358166
6612358165

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Doctor Mom Chung of the Fair-Haired Bastards : The Life of a Wartime Celebrity.DDC classification:

610.92B 610/.92 B

LOC classification:

R154.C3345 W8 2005eb
R154.C3345W8 2005

NLM classification:

2005 D-892
WZ 100

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Contents:

Cover; Contents; Introduction; Part One: Religion and Medicine; Part Two: A Search for Belonging; Part Three: Orientalized Motherhood; Epilogue: "There Will Never Be Another Mom Chung"; Acknowledgments; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

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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

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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 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

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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