Anthony B. Chan:
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University of VictoriaClass of 1967
Victoria, BC
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Anthony B. Chan
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In 2007, Chan returned to Toronto after wandering the earth for 25 years in Asia, the US, and Europe. His quest for enlightenment brought him home.
An accomplished scholar, teacher, academic leader, filmmaker, journalist, and writer, Anthony B. Chan is Professor and Associate Dean of Communication in the Faculty of Education at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Oshawa, Ontario.
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.
His family has been in Canada since 1887 when his grandfather, Chan Dun settled in Victoria, B.C.
Professor Chanâs scholarly film work includes 'Perpetually Cool: The Many Lives of Anna May Wong, 1905-1961' (2003, 2007), which chronicled the amazing life and hard times of the legendary Chinese American actor, Anna May Wong.
His first historical biography analyzed the magical life and relentless business pursuits of Li Ka-shing, the most famous Hong Kong deal maker who sold Star TV to Rupert Murdoch. Li Ka-shing: Hong Kong Elusive Billionaire was published by Oxford University Press (1996).
Professor Chanâs other scholarly works include Arming the Chinese: The Western Armaments Trade in Warlord China, 1920-1928 (1982) and Gold Mountain: The Chinese in the New World (1983.)
He is co-editor of People to People: An Introduction to Communications. He is currently writing a book length manuscript on immigrant nationalism in Chinese Canada where he is especially examining the impact of such social network systems as Facebook on family bonds and the pervasiveness of cyber crime on this ethnic nation in Canada.
His articles can be found in Asian Affairs, Cinemaya, Gazette, Journal of European Economic History, Journal of Ethnic Studies, Ethnic and Racial Studies, Canadi...Expand for more
an Ethnic Studies, Adult Education, Asian Profile, and Army Journal and Defence Quarterly, among others. Professor Chan was the founding editor of New Scholars-New Visions in Canadian Studies (Seattle) and co-founder of The Asianadian: An Asian Canadian Magazine (Toronto).
In 1979, Chan was the Halifax, Nova Scotia delegate in the ad hoc committee against CTV's W5 "Campus Giveway." He was also a founding member of the Chinese Canadian National Council (CCNC). See his essay on this important Canadian civil rights movement: "30th September 1979 30th Anniversary of Chinese Canadian Activism." Ginger Post.
As a filmmaker, Tony Chanâs 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.
Lily Goes Home 2007
The Insanity of It All 2002
Sweet Heat 1998
American Nurse 1992
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Chan has also produced films focusing on work, culture and survival in North America.
The Panama, 1996
Another Day in America 1989
Chinese Cafes in Rural Saskatchewan 1985
Before entering academic life, Professor 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.
Notable films: The Triad Report
Across the Fine Line (mental health in HK)
Sharks and Little Fish
Yankee Dollar$
Leaving Home (Canadian and Australian emigration)
Reorganizing the Shop (Predates the Tian'anmen events)
A Passion for China (rare footage of pre-1949 China)
See these films on YouTube: Comm2230U
He also worked as a television reporter for the CBC in Edmonton, Saskatoon, and Calgary. At CBC Regina, he hosted and narrated several episodes of The Canadians.
Dr. Chanâs degrees include a PhD in modern Chinese history from York University, Diploma in Chinese from the Beijing Language Institute, MAs from Bowling Green State University and the University of Arizona, and a BA from the University of Victoria.
Chan also writes and edits for Ginger Post: An Online Asian/Chinese Canadian Magazine
See his latest films: Dunhuang Oasis and Tang dynasty poets: Wang Wei and Du Fu
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