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Jeffery Paul Chan

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Jeffery Paul Chan

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1942-08-19 (Stockton, California)
Died
2022-01-11 (San Rafael, California) age 79
Nationality
American
Languages
English
Residence History
Stockton, California → Berkeley, California → San Francisco, California

Career

Occupations
Author, Scholar, Professor, Critic
Active Years
1972-2022
Affiliations
San Francisco State University, Asian American Studies Department
Influenced By
Frank Chin

Education

Harry Ells High School
General
Country: United States
Intended to pursue medicine
University of California, Berkeley
College of Letters and Science / Literature
Country: United States
Studied literature
San Francisco State University
Creative Writing / Creative Writing
Degree: Master's degree
Period: 1973年修了
Year of Graduation: 1973
Country: United States

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Aiiieeeee! An Anthology of Asian-American Writers

1974 Anthology

Groundbreaking anthology of Asian American literature, co-edited.

Asian American identityRacial stereotypes

Bibliography

  • Auntie Tsia Lays Dying (1972)
  • A Night on Lead Mountain: Short Stories (1974)
  • Jackrabbit (1974)
  • Aiiieeeee! An Anthology of Asian-American Writers (1974)
  • Introduction to Eat a Bowl of Tea (1979)
  • Cheap Labor (1982)
  • The Big AIIEEEEE!: An Anthology of Chinese American and Japanese American Literature (1991)
  • The Chinese in Haifa (1993)
  • Eat Everything Before You Die: A Chinaman In The Counterculture (2004)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Innovator in Asian American literatureCritique of stereotypes
Recurring Motifs
Racist loveAsian immigrant experience

Health

  • Cancer
    晩年
    Died on January 11, 2022

Legacy

Pioneer of Asian American literature, co-editor of Aiiieeeee!, and professor.

In Popular Culture

  • Brother is actor Michael Paul Chan

Trivia

  • Co-founded CARP with Frank Chin et al.
  • Coined term 'racist love'
  • Wrote comedic play 'Bunnyhop'