BESTSELLING AUTHOR
RESTAURANT KID
INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER
A Memoir of Family and Belonging
A raw and tender memoir about growing up in a small-town Chinese restaurant as the child of refugees—caught between cultures, yearning for connection, and coming of age in the shadow of the family business.
⚞ MEET RACHEL PHAN ⚟
⚞ MEET RACHEL PHAN ⚟
About Rachel
Rachel Phan is a Chinese Canadian author whose 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 is her first book.
Essays
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No matter how old I get, I'll always be a restaurant kid
CBC First Person
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My parents sacrificed a lot to build our Canadian dream. What do I owe them in their golden years?
CBC First Person
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I feel like the biggest loser when someone says, 'Wow, your English is so good!'
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Contact Rachel
Feel free to reach out if you’d like to collaborate, share a reflection, or simply say hello. While I can’t always respond to every message, I read each one with appreciation.