10 Facts About Douglas Jung

Douglas Jung was born in Victoria, British Columbia, on February 25,1924.

Douglas Jung instead deployed to Japanese-occupied British Borneo and New Guinea, and led his troops in search and rescue missions.

Douglas Jung graduated from the University of British Columbia in 1953 with Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws degrees.

Douglas Jung was called to the British Columbia Bar in 1954.

Douglas Jung joined the Progressive Conservative Party in the early 1950s.

Douglas Jung had vowed not to join the Liberal Party of Canada because of its racist legislation against Chinese in the past.

Douglas Jung was elected as an MP in 1957, representing the riding of Vancouver Centre, under the John Diefenbaker government.

Douglas Jung represented Canada in the United Nations as an alternate member of the Legal Delegation to the United Nations.

In 1962, Douglas Jung was defeated in his riding of Vancouver-Centre by voters in the Chinatown community disillusioned by his handling of the amnesty issue, in which they viewed Douglas Jung as siding with government authorities against Chinese Canadians.

Douglas Jung was a prominent figure in the community, especially the Vancouver Chinese community.