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Quan was married to Richard Leung, former President of SEIU Janitors Union Local 87 and a board member of the San Francisco Labor Council for many years, until his death in 2015.

Quan, herself a worker at one of Chinatown's garment shops, wrote in a Chinese community newspaper, Sing Tao Daily News to garner media attention for the cause. She encouraged workers to strike alongside the union, and included her phone number. She received calls nonstop thereafter.

During the strike, 20,000 garment workers, most of whom were Asian American women, marched through New York’s Chinatown to Columbus Park (Manhattan) calling for the renewal of union contracts. They wore matching union caps and carried English and Chinese signs encouraging support of the union. As a result of the strike, nearly all of the Chinatown garment manufacturers who previously refused to sign union contracts agreed to do so, leading to improved working conditions and wage increases.

The 1982 strike also resulted in improvements to the relationship between members of the union and union leaders and an increase in community services. The union employed more bilingual staff to provide Chinese and Spanish translations of their communications. The union also offered more English classes, immigration support services, health services, and childcare resources.

In 1995, Quan was one of four honored by the San Francisco League of Women Voters for her contribution to the community and her leadership.