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Allan Pang is a researcher specializing in the history of Hong Kong and the Chinese overseas community in Southeast Asia. His research interests encompass themes of history education, popular music, and decolonization from a transregional perspective focusing on East and Southeast Asia. Allan's current book project investigates the transmission of historical knowledge in Hong Kong, Malaya/Malaysia, and Singapore from the 1950s to the 1990s. He analyzes how history education, along with informal pedagogical platforms, such as monuments and public campaigns, shaped the curriculum and public understanding of history during periods of decolonization and Cold War. Allan's previous studies have explored cultural policies in late colonial Hong Kong, where he examined the efforts of colonial officials to preserve and shape Chinese culture through language policies and entertainment. He actively engages in public outreach initiatives aimed at educating about Malaysia’s transregional historical connections in the 19th and 20th centuries via various digital formats.
University of Bristol • Bristol, UK
Conducts research on history education and cultural policies, focusing on Hong Kong and the Chinese overseas.
Department of Physics research themes include Astrophysics, Materials and Devices, Particle Physics, and Quantum and Soft Matter.