Lum earned her A.B. from San Francisco State College in 1934 and an M.A. from Columbia University in 1943.[5] Lum was fluent in various Chinese dialects, and applied those skills while working in San Francisco's Office of Censorship, earning a certificate of merit for her service, during World War II.[1]
In 1947, Lum graduated from UC Hastings College of the Law and became a member of the State Bar of California.[6][7] In 1952, she was the first Chinese American female to practice before the United States Supreme Court. By 1966, she had long established her legal practice at 745 Grant Avenue in San Francisco. Her affiliations included the California State Bar Association, San Francisco Bar Association, the Queen’s Bench, and the Kappa Beta Phi legal sorority.[1][8]
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emma, ping, 1910, 1989, first, chinese, american, female, lawyer, united, states, california, born, 1910, august, 1910died1989, aged, alma, matersan, francisco, state, universitycolumbia, universityoccupationlawyer, contents, early, life, education, death, als. Emma Ping Lum 1910 1989 was the first Chinese American female lawyer in the United States and California 1 2 Emma Ping LumBorn 1910 08 10 August 10 1910Died1989 aged 78 79 Alma materSan Francisco State UniversityColumbia UniversityOccupationLawyer Contents 1 Early life 2 Education 3 Death 4 See also 5 ReferencesEarly life EditLum was born on August 10 1910 to Walter U Lum and Gum Young Lee She was one of seven children Her father Walter was a prominent figure in Chinatown San Francisco He founded the newspaper Chinese Times in 1924 and launched various political efforts to abolish the Expatriation Act of 1907 and the Chinese Exclusion Act 3 4 Education EditLum earned her A B from San Francisco State College in 1934 and an M A from Columbia University in 1943 5 Lum was fluent in various Chinese dialects and applied those skills while working in San Francisco s Office of Censorship earning a certificate of merit for her service during World War II 1 In 1947 Lum graduated from UC Hastings College of the Law and became a member of the State Bar of California 6 7 In 1952 she was the first Chinese American female to practice before the United States Supreme Court By 1966 she had long established her legal practice at 745 Grant Avenue in San Francisco Her affiliations included the California State Bar Association San Francisco Bar Association the Queen s Bench and the Kappa Beta Phi legal sorority 1 8 Death EditLum died in May 1989 See also EditList of first women lawyers and judges in the United States List of first women lawyers and judges in CaliforniaReferences Edit a b c Kinnaird Lawrence 1966 History of the Greater San Francisco Bay Region Lewis Historical Publishing Company Watson Jonathan March 2016 Legacy of American Female Attorneys PDF Solano County Law Library Retrieved March 2 2016 Choy Philip P 2012 08 14 San Francisco Chinatown A Guide to Its History and Architecture City Lights Publishers ISBN 9780872866027 Wong K 2011 02 07 Claiming America Temple University Press ISBN 9781439907702 Register University of California University of California Press 1947 Hastings Alumni Bulletin a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link State Bar of California a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link News Notes of California Libraries California State Library 1978 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Emma Ping Lum amp oldid 1169827966, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
