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Chapter 55: Ed Fink: Curiosity and Interest in the World
2026
Karin Gwinn Wilkins
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© 2026 Karin Gwinn Wilkins. Published by Emerald Publishing Limited. These works are published under the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) licence. Anyone may reproduce, distribute, translate and create derivative works of these works (for both commercial and non-commercial purposes), subject to full attribution to the original publication and authors. The full terms of this licence may be seen at http://creativecommons.org/licences/by/4.0/legalcode.
© 2026 Karin Gwinn Wilkins. Published by Emerald Publishing Limited. These works are published under the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) licence. Anyone may reproduce, distribute, translate and create derivative works of these works (for both commercial and non-commercial purposes), subject to full attribution to the original publication and authors. The full terms of this licence may be seen at http://creativecommons.org/licences/by/4.0/legalcode.2026
Karin Gwinn Wilkins
This work is published under the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) licence. Anyone may reproduce, distribute, translate and create derivative works of this work (for both commercial and non-commercial purposes), subject to full attribution to the original publication and authors. The full terms of this licence may be seen at http://creativecommons.org/licences/by/4.0/legalcode
It was the mid-1990s in Hong Kong, pretransition in 1997, post-travel from the United States to the Chinese University in Hong Kong. That’s when I had the good fortune to meet Ed Fink for the first time, hosting his visit to our university. I was struck by his enthusiasm and energy, eager to learn more and experience as much as he could during his stay with us in Hong Kong. I appreciated this as the beginning of a long collegial friendship, percolating over the years through our professional events. I was proud to share the stage with Ed on the occasion of our entry into the International Communication Association Fellows community. His curiosity and interest in the world are inspiring.
