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" Doctor Mom Chung of the Fair-Haired Bastards : "
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953553
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b707923
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| Main Entry
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Wu, Judy Tzu-Chun.
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Doctor Mom Chung of the Fair-Haired Bastards : : the Life of a Wartime Celebrity.
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Berkeley :: University of California Press,, 2005.
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1 online resource (316 pages)
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0520938925
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: 1282358162
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: 6612358165
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: 9781282358164
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: 9781598755251
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: 9786612358166
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0520241436
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0520245288
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9780520241435
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9780520245280
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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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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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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Chung, Margaret,1889-1959.
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Chung, Margaret,1889-1959.
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Chinese American physicians, Biography.
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Chinese American physicians.
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Chinese American women.
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Medicine.
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Women physicians.
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BIOGRAPHY AUTOBIOGRAPHY-- Medical.
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Chinese American physicians.
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Chinese American women.
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HISTORY-- United States-- State Local-- West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY)
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MEDICAL-- Physicians.
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Medicine.
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Women physicians.
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Physicians, Women.
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Asian Americans.
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United States.
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| Dewey Classification
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610.92B610/.92 B
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| LC Classification
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R154.C3345 W8 2005eb
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R154.C3345W8 2005
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2005 D-892
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WZ 100C5595w 2005
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