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The Chinese Community in Toronto
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The Chinese Community in Toronto : Then and Now

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Format Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10 1459707699
ISBN-13 9781459707696
Publisher Dundurn Group Ltd
Imprint Dundurn Group Ltd
Country of Manufacture GB
Country of Publication GB
Publication Date Jul 25th, 2013
Print length 184 Pages
Weight 361 grams
Dimensions 20.30 x 20.30 x 2.50 cms
Ksh 2,350.00
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The Chinese community's development in Toronto faced many hurdles: decades of anti-Chinese public opinion, bolstered by the media, politicians, and discriminatory policies. Life was harsh for the early Chinese. This community is now an integral part of the city's diverse social fabric.

The history of the Chinese community in Toronto is rich with stories drawn from over 150 years of life in Canada.

Sam Ching, a laundryman, is the first Chinese resident recorded in Toronto’s city directory of 1878. A few years later, in 1881, there were 10 Chinese and no sign of a Chinatown. Today, with no less than seven Chinatowns and half a million people, Chinese Canadians have become the second-largest visible minority in the Greater Toronto Area.

Stories, photographs, newspaper reports, maps, and charts will bring to life the little-known and dark history of the Chinese community. Despite the early years of anti-Chinese laws, negative public opinion, and outright racism, the Chinese and their organizations have persevered to become an integral participant in all walks of life. The Chinese Community in Toronto shows how the Chinese make a significant contribution to the vibrant and diverse mosaic that makes Toronto one of the most multicultural cities in the world.


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