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June Chan (born June 6, 1956) is an American lesbian activist and biologist. The organizer and co-founder of the Asian Lesbians of the East Coast (ALOEC), Chan raised awareness for LGBT issues relating to the Asian-American community.
Chan was born on June 6, 1956, in Lower Manhattan to parents who worked in New York City's Chinatown. [1] Chan's mother was a refugee from China and the Japanese invasion of China. [2] Chan's activism had its roots in her childhood, remembering tourists displaying racist attitudes to people in Chinatown. [1] Chan attended the Bronx High School of Science and graduated in 1973. [1] She went on to earn her bachelor's degree in biology at the City College of New York in 1977. [1] Chan earned her master's degree in biology from the State University of Buffalo. [1] After graduate school, she came out to her family, which was a mostly positive experience. [1] Chan also works in research on neurobiology. [1]
Chan and Katherine Hall met in 1983 and began working on projects together. They created a slide show of Asian lesbians in history and literature which were shown in the 1980s. [3] Their Asian lesbian history slide show was considered "grassroots scholarship" by Polly Thistlethwaite. [4] The slide show gave lesbians "a larger context for ourselves as Asian and Pacific Islander peoples, as people of color in the United States, and as lesbians." [5]
Also in 1983, Chan and Hall formed the Asian Lesbians of the East Coast (ALOEC). [1] The group was formed in response to the overly white and male LGBT community at the time and provided a place for support for lesbians. [1] ALOEC conducted workshops and published newsletters. [5] ALOEC took part in the 1989 LGBT march on Washington, D.C., demanding civil rights. [2] During the process of organizing the march, Chan connected with other Asian-American lesbian groups. [2] These groups and ALOEC formed the Asian Pacific Lesbian Network (later called the Asian Pacific Bi-Sexual Lesbian Network). [2] In 1994, ALOEC participated in the 25th commemoration of the Stonewall riots. [2]
June Chan | |
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Born | |
Occupation(s) | Activist, biologist |
June Chan (born June 6, 1956) is an American lesbian activist and biologist. The organizer and co-founder of the Asian Lesbians of the East Coast (ALOEC), Chan raised awareness for LGBT issues relating to the Asian-American community.
Chan was born on June 6, 1956, in Lower Manhattan to parents who worked in New York City's Chinatown. [1] Chan's mother was a refugee from China and the Japanese invasion of China. [2] Chan's activism had its roots in her childhood, remembering tourists displaying racist attitudes to people in Chinatown. [1] Chan attended the Bronx High School of Science and graduated in 1973. [1] She went on to earn her bachelor's degree in biology at the City College of New York in 1977. [1] Chan earned her master's degree in biology from the State University of Buffalo. [1] After graduate school, she came out to her family, which was a mostly positive experience. [1] Chan also works in research on neurobiology. [1]
Chan and Katherine Hall met in 1983 and began working on projects together. They created a slide show of Asian lesbians in history and literature which were shown in the 1980s. [3] Their Asian lesbian history slide show was considered "grassroots scholarship" by Polly Thistlethwaite. [4] The slide show gave lesbians "a larger context for ourselves as Asian and Pacific Islander peoples, as people of color in the United States, and as lesbians." [5]
Also in 1983, Chan and Hall formed the Asian Lesbians of the East Coast (ALOEC). [1] The group was formed in response to the overly white and male LGBT community at the time and provided a place for support for lesbians. [1] ALOEC conducted workshops and published newsletters. [5] ALOEC took part in the 1989 LGBT march on Washington, D.C., demanding civil rights. [2] During the process of organizing the march, Chan connected with other Asian-American lesbian groups. [2] These groups and ALOEC formed the Asian Pacific Lesbian Network (later called the Asian Pacific Bi-Sexual Lesbian Network). [2] In 1994, ALOEC participated in the 25th commemoration of the Stonewall riots. [2]