| John Fang | |
| Birth Name: | Fang Ta-ch'uan |
| Birth Date: | 1924 5, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Shanghai, China |
| Death Place: | San Francisco, California, US |
| Nationality: | American |
| Education: | National Chengchi University |
| Occupation: | Businessman, publisher, writer |
| Known For: | Founder, Chinatown Handy Guide and AsianWeek |
| Children: | 3 sons |
John Ta Chuan Fang (; 27 May 1924 – 27 April 1992) was an American businessman, publisher, and writer based in San Francisco. He was the founder of Chinatown Handy Guide and AsianWeek.
Fang was born in Shanghai, China in 1924.[1] He earned a bachelor's degree in journalism at Taipei's National Chengchi University and worked there for the government-controlled New Life newspaper.[1] In 1952, he moved to San Francisco to study at UC Berkeley.[1]
Fang started out on his own by publishing the Chinatown Handy Guide in 1959, a series of booklets to the Chinatowns in major US cities, as they were emerging as tourist attractions.[1]
In 1979, he founded AsianWeek, and its headquarters were in San Francisco's Chinatown.
In 1960, he married Florence Fang, and they had three sons.[1]
Fang died on 27 April 1992.[2]