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|Home page | |Home page: http://www.asiancanadianwiki.org/mw/index.php?title=Anthony_B._Chan&action | ||
|Location=Toronto | |Location=Toronto | ||
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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. [http://shared.uoit.ca/shared/faculty/fssh/assets/assets/documents/FSSH%20GRADUATE%20STUDENT%20HANDBOOK2.pdf] | ||
Chan is currently co-authoring a new book about the lives of Chinese Canadians in Victoria and Vancouver from 1931 to 1932. This is based on his parent's letters and primary archival sources. In this manuscript, he recounts the notion of arranged marriages, the economics of managing a cafe catering to a predominantly European clientele, 1930s fashion, greeting cards communication and a swing band among Chinese Canadians, interracial relations and the murder of Mary Shaw, and the social impact of the Depression among the Chinese in Victoria and Vancouver, among other topics. He is also working on a sequel to his Gold Mountain with a special chapter on the criminalizing of the Chinese in the Canadian/western media. | |||
He continues to serve as a Consulting Editor on the Editorial Board of Asian Affairs: An American Journal (Washington, D.C.). | He continues to serve as a Consulting Editor on the Editorial Board of Asian Affairs: An American Journal (Washington, D.C.). | ||
[http://www.tandfonline.com/action/aboutThisJournal?show=editorialBoard&journalCode=vasa20#.Udq85m23Nyk] | [http://www.tandfonline.com/action/aboutThisJournal?show=editorialBoard&journalCode=vasa20#.Udq85m23Nyk] | ||
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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. As an adjunct/sessional, 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. As an adjunct/sessional, he has also taught at the University of Victoria, University of Alberta, Saint Mary's University and Ferris State College in Big Rapids, Michigan. | ||
His family has been in Canada since 1893 when his grandfather, Chan Dun settled in Victoria, B.C. | His family has been in Canada continuously since 1893 when his grandfather, Chan Dun settled in Victoria, B.C. | ||
==Works== | ==Works== | ||
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Tony Chan’s scholarly film work includes ''Perpetually Cool: The Many Lives of Anna May Wong, 1905-1961''(2003, 2007), [http://annamaywong1905.blogspot.ca/] [https://rowman.com/ISBN/9780810859098] [http://www.amazon.com/Perpetually-Cool-1905-1961-Scarecrow-Filmmakers/dp/0810859092/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1361306594&sr=1-2] which chronicled the amazing life and hard times of the legendary Chinese American actor, Anna May Wong. | Tony Chan’s scholarly film work includes ''Perpetually Cool: The Many Lives of Anna May Wong, 1905-1961''(2003, 2007), [http://annamaywong1905.blogspot.ca/] [https://rowman.com/ISBN/9780810859098] [http://www.amazon.com/Perpetually-Cool-1905-1961-Scarecrow-Filmmakers/dp/0810859092/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1361306594&sr=1-2] which chronicled the amazing life and hard times of the legendary Chinese American actor, Anna May Wong. | ||
New York-born,Hollywood actor, ''LUCY LIU'' recently bought the film rights to Perpetually Cool. She will play AMW. | |||
<b>Reviews for ''Perpetually Cool: The Many Lives of Anna May Wong, 1905-1961'':</b> | <b>Reviews for ''Perpetually Cool: The Many Lives of Anna May Wong, 1905-1961'':</b> | ||
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''Chinese in Canada, Canadian Encyclopedia'' | ''Chinese in Canada, Canadian Encyclopedia'' | ||
[http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia. | [http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/chinese-canadians/] | ||
''Chinese Canada'' | ''Chinese Canada'' | ||
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Chan also writes and edits for ''Ginger Post: An Online Asian/Chinese Canadian Magazine'' [http://gingerpost.com/] | Chan also writes and edits for ''Ginger Post: An Online Asian/Chinese Canadian Magazine'' [http://gingerpost.com/] | ||
email: | email: gumshan1@gmail.com | ||
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