Canadian
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writer, whose
debut novel
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''The Water Beetles'' was published in 2017. The novel, a family saga about a young boy's experience during the Japanese invasion of Hong Kong, was based in part on Kaan's father's memoirs.
Life
Kaan, the child of a father from
Hong Kong
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and a Canadian mother, was born in
Winnipeg
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,
Manitoba
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. He completed a degree in English from the
University of Manitoba
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in
Health Economics
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from the same institution. He has worked as a healthcare administrator since 2000, primarily in
mental health
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