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Dialogue with Montréal's Chinese Community

Discover the incredible diversity of Montréal’s Chinese community, whose rich history has transformed the city’s cultural landscape over the years.

This dossier presents the articles and personal accounts that accompanied the exhibition Dialogue with Montréal’s Chinese Community, shown in Chinatown from May 26 to October 15, 2021. Documenting the voices and faces of the project’s participants, the thirteen life stories gathered here reflect the community’s incredible diversity, its often-overlooked history, and its resilience in the face of discrimination and challenges, past and present.

The exhibition was produced by the MEM – Centre des mémoires montréalaises, in partnership with the Chinese Family Service of Greater Montréal. It was part of the project Dialogue with Chinatown, an initiative of the City of Montréal. The exhibition’s ten photo modules lined rue De La Gauchetière between Saint-Dominique and Jeanne-Mance. Walking tours led by Chinese Montrealers provided further insights into the area’s history.

For additional articles about the Chinese community in Montréal, see the dossier Chinese Immigration to Montréal..

CREDITS

Project Coordinator

Josée Lefebvre, MEM – Centre des mémoires montréalaises

Project Partner

Joanna Chang, Chinese Family Service of Greater Montréal

Curator and Creative Director

Parker Mah

Photographer

Jennifer Li

Writing and Interviews

Yang Shi

Research and Writing

Diamond Yao

Translation (Chinese)

Wai Yin Kwok

Translation (Simplified Chinese)

Serena Xiong

Revision (Simplified Chinese)

Philippe Liu 

Revision (French)

Hermine Ortega

Historical Consultant

Timothy Chan

Exhibition Design

Diane Bernier Design

Graphic Design

Raphaël-Lune Duquet-Cormier

Participants

Timothy Chan

Annie Lai Mee Cheung

Carol Yun Ling Cheung

Webster Galman

Shu De He

Edmund Chun Tin Ku

Eric Chun Wan Ku

Brenda Oi Yin Kwan

Hui Qing Liang

Janet Sui Jing Lumb

Qi Tang

Andong Wang

Ju Ming Zhou

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Photo couleur d’un jeune homme souriant, les mains dans les poches de son manteau, devant un édifice dans le quartier chinois.
Témoignages

The Chinese Community in Montréal: Shu De He

As a “1.5 generation” immigrant, Shu De He grew up straddling two cultures. 
Photo couleur d’une femme et d’un homme se tenant debout collés l’un contre l’autre devant un édifice dans le quartier chinois.
Témoignages

The Chinese Community in Montréal: Ju Ming Zhou and Hui Qing Liang

Ju Ming Zhou and Hui Qing Liang came to Montréal in 1993.
Photo couleur plein pied de trois femmes souriantes posant debout sur la place Sun-Yat-Sen dans le Quartier chinois.
Témoignages

The Chinese Community in Montréal: Annie Cheung, Brenda Kwan, and Carol Cheung

For more than a decade, Annie Cheung, Brenda Kwan, and Carol Cheung, known as the ABC trio, have been working together as

Photo couleur plein pied d’un homme âgé debout devant un édifice commercial du Quartier chinois.
Témoignages

The Chinese Community in Montréal: Timothy Chiu Man Chan

As the keeper of Chinatown’s collective memory, Timothy Chiu Man Chan remains an invaluable source of knowledge and a symb
Colour photograph of a young man wearing glasses in a restaurant.
Témoignages

The Chinese Community in Montréal: Qi Tang

Qi Tang is the young owner of Chez Chili. With determination and entrepreneurial
Photo couleur d’un artiste tenant un pinceau dans une main et l'autre main appuyée sur une table dans son atelier.
Témoignages

The Chinese Community in Montréal: Andong Wang

Andong Wang explores the ways in which drawing and painting can serve as vectors for expression.
Photo couleur plein pied d’une femme portant des bottes de caoutchouc et une casquette dans un terrain vacant du Quartier chinois.
Témoignages

Communauté sino-montréalaise : Janet Sui Jing Lumb

A musician by night and an activist by day, Janet Lumb brims with energy.
Three smiling men standing in front of a restaurant.
Témoignages

Portraits of Chinese Montrealers: Edmund Chun Tin Ku and Eric Chun Wan Ku

Few culinary experiences can match the eclectic offerings and rapid service of a cha chaan teng (茶餐廳, “tea restaurant”).
Cette photo du Quartier chinois a été prise le 25 mars 1968. Elle nous montre les deux langues prédominantes dans le quartier à cette époque, l’anglais et le cantonais.
Lieux

Montréal's Chinatown

“The eternal soul of ancient China dances at night in Montréal’s Chinatown.” When La Revue Moderne wrote about C
Vue du chantier du Complexe Guy-Favreau, avec l’église catholique chinoise au bout de la rue De La Gauchetière.
Événements

"Save Chinatown": The Struggle to Protect a Neighbourhood

In the 1970s, leaders of Montréal’s Chinese community rallied to save a large part of Chinatown from the threat of demolit
Les responsables de l’hôpital chinois ) et les soeurs Marie-du-Saint-Sacrement, Marie-de-la-Visitation et Gertrude Campbell sont photographiés devant le premier bâtiment de l’hôpital, rue Clarke.
Services

A Chinese Hospital in Montréal

The Chinese Hospital, founded in 1918, is one of the emblems of Montréal’s Chinese-speaking community.
Vue extérieure de l’édifice de la Mission catholique chinoise
Lieux

Father Thomas Tou and the Chinese Catholic Mission

The Chinese Catholic Mission was officially established on rue de La Gauchetière in 1922.
Photo d'une jeune fille d'origine chinoise tenant un objet de forme longue en bois dans une classe. L'arrière-plan est flou.
Personnes

The New Face of Chinese Immigrants in Montréal

The Chinese immigrant population in Montréal has increased dramatically over the past two decades.
Une foule marche dans une rue du centre-ville. Plusieurs personnes tiennent des pancartes ou des bannières en chinois ou en anglais.
Vie

Courage in the Face of Adversity: The Resilience of Montréal's Chinese Community

Since its beginnings, Montréal’s Chinese community has repeatedly mobilized against racism and xenophobia.
Photo couleur montrant l’intersection des rues Clark et De la Gauchetière dans le Quartier chinois. Le café Nanking est au coin de la rue.
Vie

A Neighbourhood to Be Greened...and Developed

Today’s Chinatown faces pressing urban development challenges.
Photo d’une oeuvre artistique montrant une table, un napperon et un menu intitulé « Menu d’exotisme ».
Vie

Chinese Visual and Performing Arts in Montréal

Cantonese opera and contemporary art exhibitions are among the highlights of the rich history of Chinese visual and perfor
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