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1 online resource (316 pages) |
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polychrome |
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text file |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Use copy Restrictions unspecified MiAaHDL |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve MiAaHDL |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Chung, Margaret, 1889-1959.
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Chung, Margaret, 1889-1959. |
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Chinese American physicians.
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Chinese American physicians. |
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Chinese American physicians -- Biography.
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Biographies.
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Chinese American women.
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Chinese American women. |
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Chung, Margaret.
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Women physicians.
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Women physicians. |
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Medicine.
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Medicine. |
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Physicians, Women. |
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Asian. |
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United States. |
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Biography.
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Electronic books.
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Biographies.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Wu, Judy Tzu-Chun. Doctor Mom Chung of the Fair-Haired Bastards : The Life of a Wartime Celebrity. Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2005 9780520241435 |
| ISBN |
9780520938922 (electronic book) |
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0520938925 (electronic book) |
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1598755250 |
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9781598755251 |
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1282358162 |
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9781282358164 |
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0520241436 |
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9780520241435 |
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0520245288 |
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9780520245280 |
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