John Louis & Iris Yamashita Family

Members

Parents: John Louis Chan & Iris Yamashita
Children: None documented

Residences

Place	Period	Notes
Los Angeles, California	until 2023	Before relocation
Porto, Portugal	2023-present	After parents’ passing

Family Connections

Chan Family

John Louis (Louis) is the only son of Jesse and Betty Chan:

Rose Chan Loui
Meg Chan Feitelberg
John Louis Chan (only son)
Michelle Chan Ng

Connection to Loui Family

Louis is uncle to Nicholas, Ryan, and Samantha Loui
Only male of his generation in Chan siblings

Professional Achievements

John Louis - Architecture

Education: Masters in Architecture from Cranbrook Academy
Undergraduate: University of Houston (1983)
Professional architect with portable career

Iris Yamashita - Screenwriting

Notable Work: “Letters from Iwo Jima” (2006)
- Directed by Clint Eastwood
- Academy Award nominated for Best Picture
- Told Battle of Iwo Jima from Japanese perspective
Betty Chan specifically praised Iris’s:
- Writing ability
- Even temperament
- Professional success

Portugal Relocation (2023)

After both Jesse (August 2022) and Betty (November 2022) passed away, John and Iris relocated from Los Angeles to Porto, Portugal:

Both have careers that can work internationally
First of the Chan siblings’ generation to leave the United States
Continues family’s multi-generational migration pattern

Family Timeline

File	date	type	description
1968 - Relocation Chan Family to Taiwan	1968	relocation	The Chan family relocated from Manila to Taipei after board split at Eastern Textile Factory, beginning 22-year chapter in Taiwan
2023-Relocation-John-Iris-To-Portugal	2023	relocation	John Louis Chan and Iris Yamashita relocated from Los Angeles to Porto, Portugal, representing the latest chapter in the Chan family’s multi-generational migration pattern

Sources

Research Needed