Oral History Interview: Memee King Chun (908)

Abstract

In her January 2008 interview with Ann Peckham, Mémée King-Chun discusses her time at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Medical School from 1961 to 1991. She talks about her father’s service in China’s diplomatic corps, her transitory youth in Europe, and her eventual training at Bryn Mawr College and Columbia University. She chronicles some of her responsibilities in and contributions to medical education at UW-Madison after moving to Madison with her husband, Raymond Chun. She reflects on discrimination against women in medical school admissions and salaries, multicultural experiences as a Chinese student, and the experiences of other family members. This interview was conducted for inclusion in the University of Wisconsin-Madison Oral History Project.