Justin Kwan Email & Phone Number

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

• Manages the Phase Two expansion of the APEC-Canada Growing Business Partnership, a C$2.3M project funded by the Government of Canada focused on improving business practices of MSMEs and entrepreneurs in Indonesia.

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

• Lead implementation of the APEC-Canada Growing Business Partnership, a C$2.4 million project focused on MSME growth in Indonesia, Peru, Philippines, and Vietnam.
• Organized capstone project activities culminating in a virtual conference, policy paper and toolkit with current research on focused on advancing inclusive economic growth.
• Manages the production of research papers, surveys, toolkits, and workshops.
• Develops APF Canada’s networks with governments, institutions and individuals working on MSME growth and economic development in Canada, Indonesia, Peru, Philippines, Singapore, UK and Vietnam.
• Implements project budget, monitoring and evaluation frameworks to evaluate project activities.

Vancouver, Canada Area

• Led a National Geographic grant-funded project (US$30,000) to develop public engagement and teaching materials about Chinese languages spoken in Vancouver and Singapore.
• Developed Asia-focused resources for BC high school teachers and students by conducting background research, writing drafts, and finding supplemental source materials.
• Collaborated with local universities to develop community-based learning programs, including a Student Election Watch series which increase awareness of elections occurring in Asia.
• Implemented roundtable discussions in Vancouver, Montreal and Toronto and a companion policy report on connecting Canadian youth with China-related careers.
• Monitored major socio-economic and geopolitical events in the Asia Pacific as part of Asia Watch, a newsletter which provides timely and succinct analysis on contemporary political affairs.

Vancouver, Canada Area

• Co-creator of 8 one-hour podcast episodes for The Youth Element: A Podcast Series on East Asia’s Millennials focused on Asian youth cultures.
• Contributed to ongoing research in the areas of trade and investment, education and curriculum outreach, two-way human capital flows and provincial-level engagement of Asia.
• Developed Asia-focused resources for BC high school teachers and students by conducting background research, writing drafts, and finding supplemental source materials.
• Implemented an Asia Connect student program to engage students and recent graduates with Asia through speaker series, skills-building workshops, policy roundtables and other events.

Honolulu, Hawaii, United States

The Lloyd and Lilian Vasey Fellowship affords promising scholars from outside the US the opportunity to serve as researchers at the Pacific Forum and to develop hands-on expertise on US-Asia policy issues and gain an appreciation of Indo-Pacific economic and security affairs and policymaking challenges.

Vancouver, Canada Area

• Conducted background research, identified source materials and produced written content for VAFF, including feature articles, press releases, and social media posts.
• Provided editing support for the festivals digital and print content including press releases, program guides, film reviews, and blog posts.
• Supported content marketing priorities and social media campaigns by collaborating closely with internal members of the marketing and communications team and external stakeholders.

Vancouver, Canada Area

• Produced written content for VAFF, which includes events summaries/analysis as well as conducting interviews with members of the film industry.
• Monitored engagement of web and social content to make necessary improvements and further promote the festival’s message of diversity in filmmaking.
• Provided on-site social media and communications support at various high profile events including: the Diversity in Filmmaking series, Mighty Asian Moviemaking Marathon (MAMM), VAFF Film Festival and other industry.

Vancouver, Canada Area

• Managed screening and communications outreach of 65 articles at the Asia Pacific Memo (APM) focused on contemporary politics, public policy and culture in the Asia Pacific.
• Provided editorial suggestions and editing of texts to translate complex academic research into short 250-word memos for general audiences interested in contemporary Canada-Asia affairs.
• Oversaw the design and management of all digital communications by updating and archiving the APM website, coordinating publication releases through our mailing list, main website and social media channels.

Vancouver, Canada Area

• Researched Indigenous admission policies for all Health and Human Services programs available across the Faculty of Arts and Science at UBC.
• Created an online guidebook for use by prospective students and advisors which included admissions guidelines for each program at the undergraduate, graduate, and PhD level.
• Analyzed Indigenous admission policies and identified areas at the departmental level where admission processes could be more inclusive and accessible to the Indigenous Student Programs Coordinator.

Vancouver, Canada Area

• Teaching Assistant in the Department of Geography for the upper year course GEOG 380: Introduction to the Geography of Asia which covers the region's socio-economic and political transformations post-WWII.
• Provided individualized student feedback on essay outlines and graded midterms, final exams and term essays.
• Responsible for the maintenance of class scores and the invigilation of exams.

Vancouver, Canada Area

• Assisted Prof. Paul Evans in the preparation of two upper year seminars: IAR515C (Global China and World Order) and POLI464B (Canada and Global Asia).
• Designed the layout of the course on Blackboard Learning, digitized readings, added course content, and updated the course outline and lecture slides.
• Conducted research for the Global China Research Cluster by gathering research related to investment and trade between Asia and Canada at the provincial level.

Vancouver, Canada Area

• Responsible for the circulation of relevant information for the Asian research community as well as the planning and development of the Institute’s initiatives and projects.
• Assisted in the logistical organization of various IAR events, ranging from guest speakers and high-profile delegations from Asia visiting the IAR.
• Created promotional materials, provided AV and technical assistance as well as onsite logistical support.

Master Of Arts (M.A.), Asia Pacific Policy Studies (Maapps)

Activities and Societies: Master of Arts in Asia Pacific Policy Studies Student Association (MAAPPSA)Focus on Social and Economic Change.

Honours Bachelor Of Arts (Hon. Ba) With High Distinction, Political Science And Contemporary Asian Studies, High Distinction

Activities and Societies: Contemporary Asian Studies Student Union (CASSU), INDePth ConferenceFocus on Comparative Politics and the Asia.

Cross Cultural College Certificate Program

Focus on Multicultural Studies, International Relations and Canadian and Asian Studies. Student exchange in the Asian Studies Summer.

Education record

Alumni of the University of Toronto's Victoria College