Chinatowns are disappearing across the country. Here’s what one group did to keep Montreal’s Chinatown community alive and supportive for residents.
Why It Matters
Chinatowns in cities across Canada have been facing vast gentrification, anti-asian racism, and a housing crisis that has only worsened since the pandemic hit. Now, the local population faces a dire lack of amenities and services.
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When Sandy Yep saw an article in the Montreal Gazette that real estate developers were trying to acquire the iconic Wing Noodle factory building along with it the whole southwestern block in Montreal, he was struck with anxiety.
The Wings building, as it’s known to locals, has a historical legacy in Quebec’s last standing Chinatown that goes back to 1897, and has been producing noo
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