Shuang Esther Shan

Class of 2017

Shuang is a marketer who manages pricing initiatives within Canada’s telecom industry. Having worked in public, private and nonprofit sectors, and having studied in France, Singapore and China, she is fascinated by the people she encounters. Through all her interactions, she is attracted to stories surrounding food and music, and how these facets of life bring people together. She shares her cultural discoveries from the food scene and travels on her blog (The Teleporta), and interviews musicians and artists on CIUT 89.5FM. Her journalism will explore how individuals shape our collective culture.

Clippings

  • 2017
  • The Globe and Mail

A first-timer’s guide to winter camping in Algonquin Provincial Park

  • 2017
  • Financial Post

Earn movie, travel, gas points if you meet your health goals

  • 2017
  • Financial Post

Beyond fair trade: These bean-to-bar chocolate makers are upping the ante on working with cocoa farmers

  • 2017
  • CIUT 89.5 FM

TIME ZONES

  • 2017
  • Canadian Press
  • The Toronto Star

Nutrition a challenge for many cancer patients navigating the ‘cancer-specific’ diet

  • 2017
  • Canadian Press
  • National Post

Calf liver? Fasting? – Doctors and dietitians tackle the rise of nutrition myths in cancer treatment

  • 2017
  • CIUT 89.5 FM

TIME ZONES

  • 2017
  • Vice 

How an Underground Barter Economy Grew Into the ‘Anti-Facebook’

  • 2017
  • National Post

Crickets are a hot new source of protein — but their real value could lie in the poop they produce

  • 2017
  • CBC

Farming Crickets

  • 2017
  • National Post

A filmmaker is leaving mystery boxes scattered around Toronto. The torrid race to find them starts online.