Rachel Phan
BIO
Biography
Rachel Phan (she/her/hers) is an award-winning and bestselling Chinese Canadian author. A graduate of Toronto Metropolitan University’s Master of Journalism program, she and her work have been featured on CBC, The Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Toronto Star, Chatelaine, and Maclean’s. Her instant national bestselling book, Restaurant Kid: A Memoir of Family and Belonging, was longlisted for Canada Reads in 2026 and named one of CBC Books’ Best Books of 2025. Her second book, That Asian Girl Is a Problem, will be released in Oct. 2026.
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
Title
That Asian Girl Is a Problem
Publisher
Douglas & McIntyre
Year
2026
AWARDS
Awards
Name
Longlisted for Canada Reads
Year
2026
Name
CALA Best Book Award - Adult Non-Fiction
Year
2026
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
Programs & Interests
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