Kelvin Chan is a historian of medicine and the British Empire, with a particular focus on colonial Hong Kong. His PhD research focuses on the history of psychiatry during the mid and late 20th centuries. It examines the transformation of colonial psychiatry in the age of decolonization and, more importantly, its influence on our current understanding of mental illness. Part of his research has been published in China Information and
Medical History. His next project examines the globalization of Traditional Chinese Medicine between the 1950s and the 1980s, investigating the transnational businesses of Chinese medicine companies and careers of practitioners between Hong Kong, Southeast Asia, and North America.
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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.
Show More Kelvin Chan is a historian of medicine and the British Empire, with a particular focus on colonial Hong Kong. His PhD research focuses on the history of psychiatry during the mid and late 20th centuries. It examines the transformation of colonial psychiatry in the age of decolonization and, more importantly, its influence on our current understanding of mental illness. Part of his research has been published in China Information and
Medical History. His next project examines the globalization of Traditional Chinese Medicine between the 1950s and the 1980s, investigating the transnational businesses of Chinese medicine companies and careers of practitioners between Hong Kong, Southeast Asia, and North America.
Show More 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.
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