Rachel Phan is a Chinese Canadian author who was born and raised in a small town in southern Ontario, where she was one of only two racialized people in her class.
A graduate of Toronto Metropolitan University’s master of journalism program, she’s shared her stories on CBC, HuffPost, the National Post 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. Restaurant Kid: A Memoir of Family and Belonging, publishes in 2025.
Rachel now lives in Toronto, Ontario. For more information, visit her website and follow @rachelmphan.