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D.A. Lam (David Andrew Lam) currently researches and writes non-fiction. He has worked as a business writer, broadcast journalist, television anchor, media specialist, and a higher education instructor and administrator.  
D.A. Lam (David Andrew Lam) currently researches and writes non-fiction. He has worked as a business writer, broadcast journalist, television anchor, media specialist, and a higher education instructor and administrator.  


D.A. has had a variety of experience in the communications field, having worked as a documentary filmmaker, and freelance writer. He was a Community Relations Officer for the Manitoba government specializing in Public Relations, Advertising, and Media Representative at The Pas, Manitoba. He spent two years in Taiwan where he worked as a teacher, public relations, and trade journal writer.
D.A. has had a variety of experience in the communications field, having worked as a documentary filmmaker and freelance writer. He was a Community Relations Officer for the Manitoba government specializing in Public Relations, Advertising, and Media Representation at The Pas, Manitoba. [http://www.townofthepas.com/] He spent two years in Taiwan where he worked as a teacher, public relations officer, and trade journal writer.


In October 1983, Lam was one of eight candidates (out of more than 800 applicants) selected by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's Visible Minority Training Program.  
In October 1983, Lam was one of eight candidates (out of more than 800 applicants) selected by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's Visible Minority Training Program. [http://gingerpost.com/?p=2167]
http://gingerpost.com/?p=2167


From this program, he worked at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation in Vancouver. He was a television news reporter, news writer, current affairs producer, weekend news anchor, and documentary filmmaker.  Among his films are ''PUSH!'' with Rick Hansen, a look at wheelchair athletics; ''Every 10th Woman'' with Julia Child, a study of breast cancer, and, for PBS, ''Wonder’s Child,'' a profile of science fiction Grand Master Jack William.  
From this program, he worked at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation in Vancouver. [http://www.cbc.ca/tvnewsvancouver/] He was a television news reporter, news writer, current affairs producer, weekend news anchor, and documentary filmmaker.  Among his films are ''PUSH!'' with Rick Hansen, a look at wheelchair athletics; ''Every 10th Woman'' with Julia Child, a study of breast cancer, and, for PBS, ''Wonder’s Child,'' a profile of science fiction Grand Master Jack Williams.  


David Lam was also a university and college instructor and administrator. He taught screenwriting at the University of Washington, Seattle, Washington and Communication Studies at Whatcom Community College, Bellingham, Washington. At the Northwest Indian College, Bellingham, Washington, he was Associate Dean of Video Production and Distance Education.  
D.A. Lam was also a university and college instructor and administrator. He taught screenwriting at the University of Washington, Seattle, Washington [http://www.washington.edu/] and Communication Studies at Whatcom Community College, Bellingham, Washington.[http://www.whatcom.ctc.edu/] At the Northwest Indian College, Bellingham, Washington, he was Associate Dean of Video Production and Distance Education. [http://www.nwic.edu/]


Lam holds a B.A. in Film Studies from the University of Manitoba and a M.A. in Communication from Eastern New Mexico University, Portales. His 1994 thesis was entitled "A Pilot Study of College Audience Responses to Star Television Programming."
Lam holds a B.A. in Film Studies from the University of Manitoba [http://umanitoba.ca/student/admissions/programs/film-studies.html] and a M.A. in Communication from Eastern New Mexico University, Portales.[http://fine-arts.enmu.edu/programs/communication/graduate/index.shtml] His 1994 thesis was entitled "A Pilot Study of College Audience Responses to Star Television Programming."
http://books.google.ca/books/about/A_Pilot_Study_of_College_Audience_Respon.html?id=3OwbOAAACAAJ&redir_esc=y
[http://books.google.ca/books/about/A_Pilot_Study_of_College_Audience_Respon.html?id=3OwbOAAACAAJ&redir_esc=y][http://fine-arts.enmu.edu/programs/communication/graduate/index.shtml]


'''Writings'''
'''Writings'''


Lam has written ''Too Many Cooks,'' a fictional account of various characters at a culinary school.
D.A. Lam has written ''Too Many Cooks,'' a fictional account of various characters at a Vancouver culinary school.
 
''Essays:''


Essays:
"Year of the Snake: Idea of Renewal is Central to Charting a Course This Year." ''The Province'', February 10, 2013.
"Year of the Snake: Idea of Renewal is Central to Charting a Course This Year." ''The Province'', February 10, 2013.
http://www2.canada.com/theprovince/news/story.html?id=e28569cb-c423-4486-8231-9a18508b49dc&p=4
[http://www2.canada.com/theprovince/news/story.html?id=e28569cb-c423-4486-8231-9a18508b49dc&p=4]


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The Chinese believe the animal governing one's birth year (determined by the lunar year in which you were born) exerts a powerful influence on one's personality, decision-making and ultimately, one's destiny.
The Chinese believe the animal governing one's birth year (determined by the lunar year in which you were born) exerts a powerful influence on one's personality, decision-making and ultimately, one's destiny.


"Postcards From China Station: West of the Pecos." '''Ginger Post''', January 26th, 2013.
 
http://gingerpost.com/?p=2008
"Postcards From China Station: West of the Pecos." ''Ginger Post''', January 26th, 2013.
[http://gingerpost.com/?p=2008]


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I’m either extremely hungry or the club is, in fact, the best sandwich of its kind west of the Pecos. It’s real turkey, moist breast meat, robust slices of sweet tomato, the bacon is crisp, like Peggy Lee snapping their fingers in “Fever,” firm lime-green lettuce leaves, a zesty mayo, a balanced sprinkling of salt and pepper, and three perfectly toasted pieces of bread. The chef knows what he’s doing. I alternate between bites of club and French fries dipped in ketchup and think about catching the first flight back to the West coast.
I’m either extremely hungry or the club is, in fact, the best sandwich of its kind west of the Pecos. It’s real turkey, moist breast meat, robust slices of sweet tomato, the bacon is crisp, like Peggy Lee snapping their fingers in “Fever,” firm lime-green lettuce leaves, a zesty mayo, a balanced sprinkling of salt and pepper, and three perfectly toasted pieces of bread. The chef knows what he’s doing. I alternate between bites of club and French fries dipped in ketchup and think about catching the first flight back to the West coast.


'''Chapters in Books:'''
'''Chapters in Books:'''


"New Generation Z," in ''Television in Its Social Context'', Nancy Van Leuven, editor. Toronto: Ginger Post Inc., 2011, 51-68.
"New Generation Z," in ''Television in Its Social Context'', Nancy Van Leuven, editor. Toronto: Ginger Post Inc., 2011, 51-68.
http://www.worldcat.org/title/television-in-its-social-context/oclc/694268684&referer=brief_results
[http://www.worldcat.org/title/television-in-its-social-context/oclc/694268684&referer=brief_results]


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then it might be okay. Watching television to find out what’s happening is like listening to Classic Rock radio stations and hoping to hear new music. If you’re not reading your news first, from magazines, newspapers, books and other sources, you’re watching television news unprepared. So why bother watching at all?
then it might be okay. Watching television to find out what’s happening is like listening to Classic Rock radio stations and hoping to hear new music. If you’re not reading your news first, from magazines, newspapers, books and other sources, you’re watching television news unprepared. So why bother watching at all?


"Television," in '''People to People: An Introduction to Mass Communications''', Kathleen Fearn-Banks, editor. New York: American Heritage, 1997.
http://www.worldcat.org/title/people-to-people-an-introduction-communications/oclc/41596212&referer=brief_results


'''Book Reviews:'''
"Television," in ''People to People: An Introduction to Mass Communications'', Kathleen Fearn-Banks, editor. New York: American Heritage, 1997.
[http://www.worldcat.org/title/people-to-people-an-introduction-communications/oclc/41596212&referer=brief_results]
 
 
'''Film/Book Reviews:'''
 
"Untold Story Finally Told." Film review of the film documentary "Operation Oblivion." February 2, 2014. [http://gingerpost.com/?p=2300]


Yan Li. Lily in ''The Snow: A Novel. Women’s Press,'' Toronto, Ontario, 2009, 379 pages. November 22nd, 2010.  
Yan Li. ''Lily in the Snow: A Novel.'' Women’s Press, Toronto, Ontario, 2009, 379 pages. November 22nd, 2010.  
http://gingerpost.com/?p=1561
[http://gingerpost.com/?p=1561]


"Complete with Migraine" in Jung Chang, and Jon Halliday. ''Mao, The Unknown Story,'' Anchor Books, 2006, 801 pages.
"Complete with Migraine" in Jung Chang, and Jon Halliday. ''Mao, The Unknown Story,'' Anchor Books, 2006, 801 pages.
March 21, 2009
March 21, 2009
http://gingerpost.com/?p=193
[http://gingerpost.com/?p=193]
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