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.
Restaurant Kid is a poignant exploration of sacrifice, survival, and the stories immigrant families carry across generations.
⚞ 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 Life As a Restaurant Kid
Chatelaine
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I feel like the biggest loser when someone says, 'Wow, your English is so good!'
CBC First Person
Contact Rachel
Feel free to reach out if you want to collaborate, share stories and reflections, or just say hello.