Nathan K. Chan

Asst. Professor of Political Science @LoyolaMarymount | Interests: Identity, Race/Ethnicity, and Pol Behavior | Hong Konger American 🇭🇰🏳️‍🌈

[CAUSE @CAUSEusa]

The 2026 AANHPI CA Gubernatorial Forum is now live! Watch the full forum and hear candidates discuss key issues impacting AANHPI communities. Captions available in multiple languages. More coming soon.

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[Nathan K. Chan @chanknathan]

@asdurso @apsrjournal Super interesting paper! Looking forward to engaging and citing the work!! Congratulations @asdurso !!

[Western Political Science Association - #WPSA26 @theWPSA]

We are currently seeking nominations of qualified individuals who can edit the journal Political Research Quarterly (PRQ) from July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2030. This four-year term is renewable for a two-year extension. Self-nominations are welcome.

[Public Opinion Quarterly @poqjournal]

Does linked fate among women of color (WoC) shape evaluations of WoC politicians?

@joycehnguy@AcademicAjd & @chanknathan show solidarity matters: when WoC feel a shared fate across racial lines, they’re more likely to support WoC pols.

Out now in POQ: https://t.co/NAQa3ipTl9

[Nathan K. Chan @chanknathan]

@SamyuComandur @CAWP_RU Congratulations!!!

[Joyce H. Nguy 魏樂樂 @joycehnguy]

@AaPsor if you’d like to read, here is a link to the article! https://t.co/XSvBXw4jwR

[Joyce H. Nguy 魏樂樂 @joycehnguy]

🚨new pub! 🚨

My first (!) first-authored academic article with @AcademicAjd and @chanknathan, “Ladies’ Choice: Intersectional Linked Fate and Public Opinion Toward Women of Color in Politics” is out in @poqjournal! (1/5)

[Nathan K. Chan @chanknathan]

@RaqCenteno @christiangrose @CaltechLCSSP Congratulations!!

[Nathan K. Chan @chanknathan]

@AcademicAjd @VCU_POLI Congratulations!!!!! ✨

[Nathan K. Chan @chanknathan]

The project adds to our understanding about the identity and solidarity origins of political behavior among minoritized social groups, which may be especially relevant to the LGBTQ+ community during Trump's second term

[Nathan K. Chan @chanknathan]

We additionally find that stronger LGBTQ+ linked fate is associated with a higher likelihood of turning out to vote, leaning liberal, stronger identification as a Democrat, and vote choice for Democratic candidates

[Nathan K. Chan @chanknathan]

Using a oversample of ~2,000 LGBTQ+ Americans from the 2020 Collaborative Multiracial Post-Election Survey, we uncover differences in LGBTQ+ linked fate across gender identity, sexual orientation, race, and among those who have experienced discrimination

[Nathan K. Chan @chanknathan]

Then we theorize about who within the LGBTQ+ community holds stronger perceptions of linked fate and then think about the political implications of LGBTQ+ linked fate

[Nathan K. Chan @chanknathan]

We begin by interrogating the concept of LGBTQ+ linked fate by situating this, comparing and contrasting this, to the solidarity among other social identity groups in the United States

[Nathan K. Chan @chanknathan]

Excited to share a new article with @GabMagni, "The Group-Basis of Political Behaviour among Minoritized Communities: The Case of LGBTQ+ Linked Fate and Sexual and Gender Minorities" now out in @BJPolS ! 1/x 👇

[British Jnl Poli Sci @BJPolS]

NEW -

The Group-Basis of Political Behaviour among Minoritized Communities: The Case of LGBTQ+ Linked Fate and Sexual and Gender Minorities - https://t.co/BD21RyMbYA

- Nathan K. Chan & @gabrielemagni.bsky.social

#OpenAccess

[Nathan K. Chan @chanknathan]

@RaqCenteno @CaltechLCSSP Congratulations!!

[Marcel Roman @mfrmarcel]

Interesting paper on how anti-Asian attitudes did not motivate voting for GOP until post-COVID environment in 2020 election

[Nathan K. Chan @chanknathan]

@mfrmarcel Thanks for sharing, Marcel!

[Nathan K. Chan @chanknathan]

@chen_soc @leungvivien_ @PolBehavior Thank you!!

[Nathan K. Chan @chanknathan]

My newest publication w/ @leungvivien_ is out in @PolBehavior 📝
“The Activation of Anti-Asian Attitudes on Vote Choice”

https://t.co/eFx2AEAhVl

🧵 below:

[Nathan K. Chan @chanknathan]

We conclude by noting the potential relevance of anti-Asian attitudes in an era of continuing anti-Asian hate and in elections that increasingly feature candidates of Asian heritage running for various levels of government.

[Nathan K. Chan @chanknathan]

Using over time cross-sectional and panel data, we find that while anti-Asian attitudes were unrelated to vote choice between 2008-2016, that anti-Asian attitudes became associated with voting for Trump during the 2020 presidential election.