{"product_id":"the-chinese-community-in-toronto-then-and-now","title":"The Chinese Community in Toronto: Then and Now","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe history of the Chinese community in Toronto is rich with stories drawn from over 150 years of life in Canada.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSam 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eStories, 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.\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Chinese Community in Toronto\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eshows 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAuthor: Arlene Chan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePaperback: 184 pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDimensions: \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e20.32 x 1.27 x 20.24 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublisher: Dundurn Press (2013)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44598407757923,"sku":"wai1789284416511","price":9.09,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0661\/6075\/4787\/files\/the-chinese-community-in-toronto-then-and-now_1.jpg?v=1789284420","url":"https:\/\/www.cedarandnook.shop\/products\/the-chinese-community-in-toronto-then-and-now","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}