Rachel Phan
BIO
Biography
Rachel Phan is a Toronto-based Chinese Canadian author. A graduate of Toronto Metropolitan University's Master of Journalism program, she's shared her stories on CBC, Toronto Star, Chatelaine, Huffpost, and Maclean's.
Rachel’s work often explores the impacts of racism, assimilation, fetishization, and forced displacement on one’s feelings of identity, belonging, and self-worth.
Her debut book, Restaurant Kid: A Memoir of Family and Belonging (Douglas & McIntyre), was released in April 2025 and is a national bestseller.
ADDRESS
City: Toronto,
Province/Territory: Ontario
EMAIL
c/o TWUC
GENRE
Memoir, creative non-fiction
LANGUAGES
English
PUBLICATIONS
Publications
Title
Restaurant Kid: A Memoir of Family and Belonging
Publisher
Douglas & McIntyre
Year
2025
PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS AND WORKSHOPS
EQUITY INITIATIVE
As part of the Union’s Equity Implementation Plan, we are committed to increasing awareness of authors who are Black, Indigenous, racialized, LGBTQI2S, or living with a disability. This author identifies as:
Members who identify as:
Black, Indigenous, and/or racialized
LGBTQI2S
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