{"id":6812,"date":"2015-12-18T16:36:49","date_gmt":"2015-12-18T21:36:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/library.ryerson.ca\/asianheritage\/?page_id=6812"},"modified":"2024-08-12T11:20:25","modified_gmt":"2024-08-12T15:20:25","slug":"eric-choi","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asianheritage\/authors\/eric-choi\/","title":{"rendered":"Eric Choi"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>Eric Choi is an aerospace engineer and a science fiction writer and editor living in Toronto, ON. Choi was born in Hong Kong. He holds a bachelor&#8217;s degree in engineering and a master&#8217;s degree in aerospace engineering from the University of Toronto, and an MBA from York University in Toronto. Choi&#8217;s short fiction has appeared in numerous magazines and anthologies.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asianheritage\/files\/2023\/06\/Just-Like-Being-There-book-cover.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16359 lazyload\" width=\"145\" height=\"217\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asianheritage\/files\/2023\/06\/Just-Like-Being-There-book-cover.jpg 333w, https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asianheritage\/files\/2023\/06\/Just-Like-Being-There-book-cover-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asianheritage\/files\/2023\/06\/Just-Like-Being-There-book-cover-100x150.jpg 100w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 145px) 100vw, 145px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 145px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 145\/217;\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fiction (Short stories)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Just Like Being There: A Collection of Science Fiction Short Stories<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Cham, Switzerland: Springer, 2022.<br>Series: Science and Fiction<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Publisher&#8217;s Synopsis (From its website)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Just Like Being There<\/em> is the first collection of science fiction stories by award-winning author and aerospace engineer Eric Choi spanning his 25 year writing career. The stories are \u201chard\u201d science fiction in which some element of engineering or science is so central there would be no story if that element were removed. Story topics include space exploration, artificial intelligence, virtual reality, cryptography, quantum computing, online privacy, mathematics (statistics), neuroscience, psychology, space medicine, extra-terrestrial intelligence, undersea exploration, commercial aviation, and the history of science. A special feature of the book is that each story is followed by an &#8220;Afterword&#8221; that explains the underlying engineering or science. This collection will entertain and inform all aficionados of science and science fiction.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"160\" height=\"160\" data-src=\"https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asianheritage\/files\/2012\/06\/AlliterAsian-book-cover.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6704 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asianheritage\/files\/2012\/06\/AlliterAsian-book-cover.jpg 160w, https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asianheritage\/files\/2012\/06\/AlliterAsian-book-cover-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 160px) 100vw, 160px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 160px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 160\/160;\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Anthology (Short story)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">AlliterAsian<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/torontomu.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/discovery\/fulldisplay?vid=01OCUL_TMU:01OCUL_TMU&#038;docid=alma991006541669708636\">PS8235 .A8 A46 2015<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Choi, Eric. &#8220;T\u00fash\u016bgu\u0103n.&#8221; In <em>AlliterAsian: Twenty Years of Ricepaper Magazine<\/em>, edited by Julia Lin, Allan Cho, and Jim Wong-Chu. Vancouver: Arsenal Pulp Press, 2015, 229-[242].<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>First published in <em>Ricepaper<\/em> 19, no. 8 (2014)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"160\" height=\"160\" data-src=\"https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asianheritage\/files\/2015\/12\/Carbide-Tipped-Pens-book-cover.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6817 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asianheritage\/files\/2015\/12\/Carbide-Tipped-Pens-book-cover.jpg 160w, https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asianheritage\/files\/2015\/12\/Carbide-Tipped-Pens-book-cover-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 160px) 100vw, 160px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 160px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 160\/160;\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Anthology<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Carbide Tipped Pens<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Edited by Ben Bova and Eric Choi.<br>New York: Tor Books, 2014.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Choi, Eric. &#8220;She Just Looks that Way.&#8221; p. 256-281.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"160\" height=\"160\" data-src=\"https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asianheritage\/files\/2015\/12\/The-Dragon-and-the-Stars-book-cover.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6808 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asianheritage\/files\/2015\/12\/The-Dragon-and-the-Stars-book-cover.jpg 160w, https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asianheritage\/files\/2015\/12\/The-Dragon-and-the-Stars-book-cover-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 160px) 100vw, 160px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 160px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 160\/160;\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Anthology<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Dragon and the Stars<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Edited by Derwin Mak and Eric Choi.<br>New York: DAW Books, 2010.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Choi, Eric. &#8220;The Son of Heaven.&#8221; p. 205-227.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Synopsis of the Anthology (by Derwin Mak)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The Dragon and the Stars<\/em> is the first collection of science fiction and fantasy stories written by ethnic Chinese living outside of China. It features new fiction from Chinese writers in Canada, the United States, the Philippines, Singapore and Hong Kong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Awards and Honours<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>2011 Prix Aurora Award &#8212; Best Related work in English (Winner)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"218\" height=\"218\" data-src=\"https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asianheritage\/files\/2018\/06\/Imaginarium-4-book-cover.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9231 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asianheritage\/files\/2018\/06\/Imaginarium-4-book-cover.jpg 218w, https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asianheritage\/files\/2018\/06\/Imaginarium-4-book-cover-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 218px) 100vw, 218px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 218px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 218\/218;\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Anthology<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Imaginarium 4: The Best Canadian Speculative Writing<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Toronto: ChiZine Publications, 2016.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Choi, Eric. &#8220;Tushuguan.&#8221; <em>Imaginarium 4: The Best Canadian Speculative Writing<\/em>, eds. Sandra Kasturi and Jerome Stueart. Toronto: ChiZine Publications, 2016.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Links<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Eric Choi <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aerospacewriter.ca\/\">personal website<\/a><br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aerospacewriter.ca\/\"><br><\/a>Publisher <a href=\"http:\/\/www.arsenalpulp.com\">Arsenal Pulp Press<\/a><br><br>Publisher <a href=\"http:\/\/www.penguin.com\/meet\/publishers\/daw\/\">DAW Books<\/a><br><br>Publisher <a href=\"http:\/\/us.macmillan.com\/torforge\">Tor \/ Forge<\/a><br><br>Publisher <a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/book\/10.1007\/978-3-030-91605-3#about-this-book\">Springer<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eric Choi is an aerospace engineer and a science fiction writer and editor living in Toronto, ON. 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