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Biography

Em Chan is a freelancer for the Portland metropolitan area. She is the former food and dining reporter for the Salem Statesman Journal, where she also contributed to the Eugene Register-Guard. She is a graduate of the University of Oregon, with her B.A. in public relations and advertising with honors. Chan has dabbled in public relations, copywriting and journalism throughout her college career, finally settling on food writing. Her journalism career was mostly supported by her involvement in the Daily Emerald as the food writer and relationship advice columnist who sometimes wrote about Internet and other cultural happenings. Additionally, she has contributed to Eugene Weekly for their Chow edition and other editions.

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Total articles 596

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  This Salem bakery’s breads and pastries live up to heavenly name

  By Em Chan Verified

  Mar. 26, 2025

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  The unreal and the exotic(ized) in Basil Pao’s retrospective 'Carnival of Dreams'

  By Em Chan Verified

  Mar. 13, 2025

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Statesman Journal

Statesman Journal is the primary source of news and information for our community. Since the first edition of the Statesman Journal's predecessors rolled off the press more than 150 years ago, our mission has remained the same: to be the mid-Willamette Valley's primary source for local news and advertising information. The Statesman Journal is the largest news-gathering organization in the mid-Willamette Valley, focused solely on keeping readers informed about the events and people in their communities. Plus, our local news Web site keeps you informed on breaking news as it happens, 24 hours a day. Our company core values guide us in providing readers and advertisers the best products and services possible.