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Doctor Mom Chung of the Fair-Haired Bastards - The Life of a Wartime Celebrity (Paperback)
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Doctor Mom Chung of the Fair-Haired Bastards - The Life of a Wartime Celebrity (Paperback)
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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, and flyboys, including Ronald Reagan, Admiral
Chester W. Nimitz, and Admiral William F. Halsey, Jr. A pioneer in
both professional and political realms, Chung experimented in her
personal life as well. She adopted masculine dress and had romantic
relationships with other women, such as writer Elsa Gidlow and
entertainer Sophie Tucker.
This is the first biography to explore Margaret Chung's remarkable
and complex life. It brings alive the bohemian and queer social
milieus of Hollywood and San Francisco as well as the wartime
celebrity community Chung cultivated. Her life affords a rare
glimpse into the possibilities of traversing racial, gender, and
sexual boundaries of American society from the late Victorian era
through the early Cold War period.
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