Dr. Allan Pang

Allan Pang portrait.

Allan Pang is a historian of Hong Kong, Chinese overseas, and Southeast Asia. His research engages with themes such as history education, popular culture, and decolonisation from a transregional perspective across East and Southeast Asia. He received his BA and MPhil from the University of Hong Kong and is completing his PhD at the University of Cambridge. His current research examines formal and informal history education across Chinese communities in Hong Kong, Malaya/Malaysia, and Singapore from the 1950s onwards. At the Hong Kong History Centre, Allan is also conducting a project on the history of Chinese popular music across Hong Kong and Southeast Asia. He has published in journals such as the Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History and the Historical Journal.