Margaret "Mom" Chung (1889 – 1959) was the first known American-born Chinese female physician

Margaret "Mom" Chung (1889 – 1959) was the first known American-born Chinese female physician

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Chung attended the university of southern california medical school, where she was the only woman and person of color in her class