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Dr. Chung practiced medicine and became head of gynecology and pediatrics at San Francisco's Chinese Hospital. Her parents faced great hardships because of discrimination.

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A genderfluid lesbian, Chung was beloved by her patients and many others, ranging from poor working people, to Hollywood stars, to a group of WWII Navy pilots who called themselves "Mom Chung's Fair-Haired Bastard Sons."

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By the end of the war, over 1500 men from three branches of the military considered themselves her adopted children.

Chung led a remarkable life, retiring in 1955, at which time those "adopted sons" purchased her a home in Marin County, California.

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Before this website entry is removed by the US government, you can read more about Dr. Margaret Chung here: https://www.nps.gov/people/dr-margaret-mom-chung.htm

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Correction to 1:
First known Chinese American woman physician.