Gordon Quan (Chinese: 關振鵬,[2]) is a Chinese-American immigration lawyer,[3] and former Houston City Council member.
Quan, a Chinese-American also originally from Guangdong province and a cofounder of the Asian American Bank of Houston.
[8] Quan's mother was born in Georgia where his maternal grandfather had started a local school for Chinese children.
[11] Quan's sister is Dr. Beverly Gor is a co-founder of the Hope Clinic which serves underved Asian communities in the Houston area.
Quan's final term was scheduled to end after the November 8, 2005 city council election; as he was term-limited, he was unable to run again.
[19] Quan had been elected president of the board of directors of the Asian Pacific American Municipal Officials organization.
[21] After Hurricane Katrina occurred in 2005, Quan's office organized relief for Asian American businesses, community groups, professional associations, and churches.