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Originally from Malaysian Borneo,
Yau-Man Chan attended All Saints Secondary School in Kota Kinabalu.
He moved to the United States where he received a Bachelor of
Science degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He
went on to receive his Master of Science degree from the University
of California, Santa Barbara.
Chan is the Director of Information Systems for the College of
Chemistry at the University of California, Berkeley. In this
position, he manages and runs the information systems infrastructure
for administrative, research and teaching units of the college. This
includes setting up networks, computers and managing business
database systems. He previously worked designing electronic circuits
for scientific instruments to collect data. He's also been a
housepainter, cook and dishwasher.
Chan enjoys playing table tennis, bicycling, woodworking and
reading. He is a member of the USA Table Tennis Association. He
describes himself as intellectual and contemplative. He considers
himself a natural leader, a good organizer, very skilled with his
hands, very resourceful and feels he possesses a keen intellect.
Chan has been married to his wife, Jennifer, for 23 years. They have
two children, Penelope and Ione. They also have a dog, Tucker and
two rabbits, Ruby and Cupid. Chan's birth date is August 26, 1952.
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Colors: Sky blue
Scents: Rose, lavender
Flowers: Rose
Board Games: No favorite
Video Games: Atari classics, Ms. Pac-Man
Sports to Play: Table tennis
Sports Teams: No favorite
Outdoor Activities: Touring
TV Shows: News, 60 Minutes
Movies: Three Days of the Condor, Anne of the
Thousand Days
Music: Classical
Magazines: The Economist
Books/Authors: The Reason Driven Life by Robert
Price
Cereals: No favorite:
Fruits: Apple
Snack Foods: Shrimp chips
Cookies: Chocolate chocolate chip
Candy Bars: M&M's
Alcoholic Drinks: White wine--Gewertzraminer
Non-Alcoholic: Café latte
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