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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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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. | 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.). | ||
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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, ' | 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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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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