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Douglas Jung
- Vancouver
Douglas
Jung has many firsts to his credit. He has the distinction of being
the first Canadian of Chinese extraction to have been elected a
Member of Parliament, was elected National President of the Young
Conservatives of Canada and was appointed to represent his country
at the United Nations as Chair of the Canadian Legal Delegation
. While a Member of Parliament, he implemented the so-called "Amnesty"
program, which made it possible for thousands of Chinese, who had
come to Canada using false names, to regularize their status with
the Immigration Department. During the war Douglas Jung served at
Pacific Command Security Intelligence. After the War, Mr. Jung attended
UBC as the first Chinese Canadian veteran to receive a university
education under the auspices of Veterans Affairs. He graduated
in Law and was called to the Bar in 1954. The following year he
made court history by being the first Chinese Canadian lawyer to
appear before the British Columbia Court of Appeal. In 1962 he was
appointed a judge on the Immigration Appeal Board in Ottawa. Douglas
Jung continues to serve his community in many different ways.
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