Book Club: Margaret Chung’s Biography | Presidio
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Presidio Officers’ Club | 50 Moraga Ave, The Presidio, San Francisco, CA
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Judy Tzu-Chun Wu, Doctor Mom Chung of the Fair-Haired Bastards: The Life of a Wartime Celebrity (University of California Press, 2005)
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, 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. This is the first biography to explore Margaret Chung’s remarkable and complex life.
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