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An accomplished scholar, teacher, academic leader, filmmaker, television journalist, and writer, Anthony B. Chan's last academic position was Professor and Associate Dean of Communication in the Faculty of Education at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Oshawa, Ontario.  
An accomplished scholar, teacher, academic leader, filmmaker, television journalist, and writer, Anthony B. Chan's last academic position was Professor and Associate Dean of Communication in the Faculty of Education at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Oshawa, Ontario.  
Chan continues to work as a filmmaker and is embarked on a new business venture in Toronto.


Born and raised in Victoria, B.C., Professor Chan returned to Canada after serving as the Chair of the B.A. and M.A. degree programs in Canadian Studies and Director of the Canadian Studies Center in the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies and as an Associate Professor of Communication and Head of Broadcast Journalism at the University of Washington, Seattle, WA. Previously, he was an Associate Professor of Mass Communication at California State University, Hayward. He has also taught at the University of Victoria, University of Alberta, Saint Mary's University and Ferris State College in Big Rapids, Michigan.
Born and raised in Victoria, B.C., Professor Chan returned to Canada after serving as the Chair of the B.A. and M.A. degree programs in Canadian Studies and Director of the Canadian Studies Center in the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies and as an Associate Professor of Communication and Head of Broadcast Journalism at the University of Washington, Seattle, WA. Previously, he was an Associate Professor of Mass Communication at California State University, Hayward. He has also taught at the University of Victoria, University of Alberta, Saint Mary's University and Ferris State College in Big Rapids, Michigan.
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===Film===
===Film===


As a filmmaker, Anthony B. Chan’s independent films include a four part series on Asian Americans and Vietnam. The series was purchased by Ken Burns for his 2016 series on Vietnam [http://www.pbs.org/about/news/archive/2011/ken-burns-vietnam/].
As a filmmaker, Chan’s independent films include a four part series on Asian Americans and Vietnam. The series was purchased by Ken Burns for his 2016 series on Vietnam [http://www.pbs.org/about/news/archive/2011/ken-burns-vietnam/].


''Lily Goes Home'' (2007)
''Lily Goes Home'' (2007)
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*Part 4: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glH915-wmuQ]
*Part 4: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glH915-wmuQ]


Before entering academic life, Tony Chan was a Senior Producer and a television journalist at Television Broadcasts Ltd., Hong Kong where he managed a television production unit and anchored Focus, an English language public affairs show.  
 
He has worked as a television reporter for the CBC in Edmonton, Saskatoon, and Calgary (1983-1986).  At CBC Regina, he hosted and narrated several episodes of ''The Canadians.''
 
''MORE THAN 800 APPLY FOR CBC VISIBLE MINORITY TRAINING PROGRAM, October 19, 1983''
[http://gingerpost.com/?p=2167]
 
After working for mother corp, HK-TVB (Television Broadcast Ltd., Hong Kong) hired Chan in 1986 as anchor, Senior Producer, and television journalist for a weekly public affairs program, FOCUS.
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TVB_Pearl]
 


===Notable Films===
===Notable Films===
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