Jeffery B. Chan

Professor Chan's AAS322 class was a great class to take. As the previous reviews have said, there are a lot of books to read, but you can save yourself some money by just picking them up at your local library for however long you will be reading it. Definitely a good class to check out and don't think that it is only for asians because my class was made up of a very diverse ethnic group.

Prof. Chan's English 214 was, undoubtedly, the best English class that I have ever taken. The readings were not overwhelming in terms of volume, yet, very insightful in terms of contents. What took me by surprise, is that Prof. Chan read my papers very carefully; always making sharp comments, always complementing the good points, always noticing the weak points and encouraging me to be a better, more demanding writer. Getting an A for a paper required an effort, but when I did, it meant a lot. Prof. Chan also prepared us for JEPET; He mentioned specific techniques, gave us tips about JEPET-taking strategy and what to expect. We even had a couple of practice "JEPET's". Although I'm not a native speaker, I was able to pass the JEPET after taking this class.

/tThis guy is amazing! Yes, it is true he can go on and on. And yes, it is true that there are many, many books to read. But he always has something insightful to say and some historically obscure fact that makes whatever it is you are reading that much more interesting. The best part about Professor Chan is that when you go to his office hours he will sit down and talk with you and suggest new books that might be of interest. /tIf you like to read, he is the teacher for you

What can I say? Prof. Chan is a crack up!! He's such a hoot, and quite comical in his face expressions, with that graceful pat on his cheek and the rubbing of his right eye. But, he gives you too many books to read! Actually, I didn't really have a problem with that b/c I mostly borrowed from the library, so that's worth it! His essays are graded pretty fairly, and then there's that draft of the final paper, but that's still alright. I would recommend him if you don't have too many units already, as somebody's already said. His lectures are kinda boring, I admit. He goes off and talks about the author, and basically, if you're just taking this class for the units and not for a major, it really doesn't apply.

Professor Chan is a very nice person. He teaches his material very well to students and encourages class discussion and participation. He is very understanding to his students and allows students to make up work once they fall behind in his class. Also, he knows his material very well and often ties in his own experiences in his class lectures.

When I took Jeff Chan's class, I was disappointed at the fact that all the literature had to somehow relate back to his own work in Asian American Literature. He was overly skeptical of student's opinions and he had a clear dominance over the opinions and views of the overall class, rather than letting a variety of ideas flow throughout class. The material, however, that he has chosen for his class is excellent and exemplifies the fact that the need for more open dialogue about Asian American Literature is absolutely necessary, as well as more forums and classes of this nature. I only wish that the class wasn't so rushed and hurried, but is understandable because of the amount of great material that needs to be covered.

Jeff Chan is a teacher full of engery and makes the course interesting. I'm currently taking his course for Segment III. If you are considering taking his course be prepared for a lot of reading because he requires you to read 10 text books during the semester. Some are long and some are short and don't be fooled that just because his class is only once a week that you can fall behind in his reading assignment because he gives quizes everyweek and assigns essays about the readings. There is also a ten page term paper due at the end of the semester. But over all he is an good teacher if you keep up then you'll do fine but make sure your not taking a heavy load of classes before you take him.

Professor Chan makes the subject interesting. He always have interesting stories, insider news to tell becasue of his vast knowledge in Asian American history and his personal affiliation with the authors of the books used in class. However, compared to other instructors, he has more reading to do. There are 10 text books. There are weekly quizzes and essays on the readings and there is one research paper. A lto of work to do. However, he is pretty flexible as we approching toward the end of the semester. There seems to be less work to do compared to the beginnig. For, example, we only have a quizz like every two weeks now. And he doesn't require us to finish the whole book sometimes. So don't let the 10 text book scare you and the readings are fun. But I advise you take him when you don't have a lot of units.