Cheong Soon Gan

Cheong Soon Gan is an Associate Professor in the Social Inquiry Department at the University of Wisconsin-Superior. He holds a Ph.D. in History from the University of California, Berkeley (2012) and a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature from the University of Malaya. His research focuses on the intersection of media, food, ethnicity, diasporas, and national identity in post-colonial Malaysia, with current projects examining 1960s Malaysian propaganda and food as a cultural connector in heterogeneous societies. He also studies Southeast Asian American communities and Asia's presence in the Superior-Twin Ports region.

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Prof. Gan actively participates in the Association of Asian Studies and serves as vice-chair of the Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei (MSB) Studies Group.