John Ta Chuan Fang ( 27 May 1924 – 27 April 1992) was an American businessman, publisher, and writer based in San Francisco. He was the founder of ''

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'' and '' AsianWeek''.

Early life

Fang was born in Shanghai, China in 1924. He earned a bachelor's degree in journalism at Taipei's National Chengchi University and worked their for the government-controlled ''New Life'' newspaper. In 1952, he moved to San Francisco to study at UC Berkeley.

Career

Fang started out on his own by publishing the ''

'' in 1959, a series of booklets to the

Chinatown A Chinatown () is an ethnic enclave of Chinese people located outside Greater China, most often in an urban setting. Areas known as "Chinatown" exist throughout the world, including Europe, North America, South America, Asia, Africa and Austra ...

s in major US cities, as they were emerging as tourist attractions. In 1979, he founded '' AsianWeek'', and its headquarters were in San Francisco's Chinatown.

Personal life

In 1960, he married

Florence Fang Florence Fang (; born 1933/1934) is a Chinese-American businesswoman, publisher, and philanthropist active in the San Francisco area. She is the former owner of the '' San Francisco Examiner'' and other media titles and has been a fund-raiser for t ...

, and they had three sons. Fang died on 27 April 1992.

References

1924 births 1992 deaths 20th-century American newspaper publishers (people) Businesspeople from San Francisco Businesspeople from Shanghai National Chengchi University alumni Taiwanese journalists Taiwanese people from Shanghai University of California, Berkeley alumni Writers from San Francisco 20th-century journalists {{US-business-bio-stub