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{{Short description|Canadian politician (1924–2002)}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
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| name = Douglas Jung
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| birth_place = [[Victoria, British Columbia]], Canada
| death_date = {{death date and age|2002|1|4|1924|2|24}}
| death_place = [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]], Canada
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| party = [[Progressive Conservative Party of Canada|Progressive Conservative]]
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| Major Ross Jung (brother)
| Flight-Lieutenant Arthur Ernest Jung {{Smaller|[[Royal Canadian Air Force|RCAF]]}} (brother)
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| alma_mater = [[University of British Columbia]]
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| awards = * [[Canadian Forces' Decoration]]
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* [[Order of British Columbia]]
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* [[New Guinea campaign]]
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{{Infobox Chinese | child = yes
| t = 鄭天華
| s = 郑天华
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'''Douglas Jung'''
==Early life, military career and education==
Douglas Jung was born in [[Victoria, British Columbia|Victoria]], [[British Columbia]], on February 25, 1924.<ref>{{cite web|title=Douglas Jung|url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/douglas-jung|author=Edward Butts|website=[[thecanadianencyclopedia.ca]]|language=en|date=
=== World War II ===
Although Jung enlisted
=== Post-WWII ===
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Jung's other achievements include taking part in the debate on the implementation in 1960 by the Hon. Ellen Fairclough, Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, of the Chinese Adjustment Statement Program that granted amnesty to illegal immigrants from Hong Kong, also known as "'''Paper Sons'''". He also represented Canada in the [[United Nations]] as an alternate member of the Legal Delegation to the United Nations (Source: Department of Foreign Affairs).
His profusion of honours included the [[Order of Canada]] and the [[Order of British Columbia]], the highest honours a citizen can receive from the federal and provincial governments, respectively. Other awards came from the Chinese Benevolent Association, [[S.U.C.C.E.S.S.|S.U.C.C.E.S.S. Chinese Cultural Centre]], Chinese Canadian National Council and Chinese Association in Moose Jaw, [[Saskatchewan]], [[Thunder Bay]] and [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]], as well as the [[Quebec]] Japanese Canadian Citizenship Association in [[Montreal]].
==Other achievements==
[[File:Douglas Jung building.jpg|thumb|The Douglas Jung federal building]]
Jung was also a prominent figure in the community, especially the Vancouver Chinese community. They include: Life President of Army Navy Air Force Veterans in Canada Unit #280, Patron of [[S.U.C.C.E.S.S.]]: Director of the Vancouver Symphony. B.C.: Deputy Director of the Governor General's 1992 Regional Celebration of Canada 125th Anniversary. Director of the Far East Relations of the Former Parliamentarians Association and the President of Japan Karate Association of Canada, which awarded him a sixth degree Black Belt.
On September 7, 2007, the Hon. [[Jason Kenney]], Secretary of State (Multiculturalism and Canadian Identity) announced that the federal building located at 401 Burrard Street in [[Vancouver]] would be named after Douglas Jung, as the first Chinese-Canadian elected to Parliament.<ref>
==Death==
While marching with fellow veterans in 1995, Jung suffered a
==See also==
* [[Electoral firsts in Canada]]
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
* [http://www.ccmms.ca/ Chinese Canadian Military Museum Society]
* [https://
* {{Canadian Parliament links|ID=13202}}
* [https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20080228032029/http://www.gg.ca/honours/search-recherche/honours-desc.asp?lang=e&TypeID=orc&id=2824 Order of Canada Citation]
* "[http://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/those-who-served/chinese-canadian-veterans/profile/jungd Douglas Jung]" ([https://web.archive.org/web/20150517050726/http://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/those-who-served/chinese-canadian-veterans/profile/jungd Archive]). [[Veterans Affairs Canada]].
* Hawthorn, Tom. "[http://vichigh.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Jung-Douglas-41.pdf Jung, Douglas Class of '41]" ([https://web.archive.org/web/20160304222751/http://vichigh.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Jung-Douglas-41.pdf Archive]). ''[[The Globe and Mail]]''. February 2, 2002.
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