Profile

He received his Ph.D. (2009) in Comparative Literature from the University of California, Berkeley, and also holds a B.A. (2002) in Russian and Comparative Literature from the University of Washington. His parents were working-class immigrants from China and Hong Kong who cooked in restaurants and cleaned hospitals. As a first-generation student from a non-educated background, Prof. Chan is deeply concerned about access and equity to educational institutions for all students, as well as support for other underrepresented faculty.