For more than a decade, Annie Cheung, Brenda Kwan, and Carol Cheung, known as the ABC trio, have been working together as volunteers to make a difference in the Chinese community.
Qi Tang is the young owner of Chez Chili. With determination and entrepreneurial
spirit, he has given an old restaurant a new shine—and exciting prospects for
the future.
Cantonese opera and contemporary art exhibitions are among the highlights of the rich history of Chinese visual and performing arts in Montréal.
As the keeper of Chinatown’s collective memory, Timothy Chiu Man Chan remains an invaluable source of knowledge and a symbol of resilience.
Andong Wang explores the ways in which drawing and painting can serve as vectors for expression. Built up through vigorous brushwork and subtle lines, his works combine analytic rigor and intuition, reflecting a rich inner world.
“The eternal soul of ancient China dances at night in Montréal’s Chinatown.” When La Revue Moderne wrote about Chinatown in 1937, it painted an exotic image of a neighbourhood that remains a distinctive area of downtown Montréal.
In the 1970s, leaders of Montréal’s Chinese community rallied to save a large part of Chinatown from the threat of demolition.
The MEM – Centre des mémoires montréalaises invites you to explore Stories of Immigration. Through stories large and small, explore the histories of the cultural communities that have, from the very start, shaped Montréal’s identity.
Women’s Stories of Immigration is an oral history project produced by the Collectif des femmes immigrantes du Québec (Le Collectif) and the MEM – Centre des mémoires montréalaises.
Few culinary experiences can match the eclectic offerings and rapid service of a cha chaan teng (茶餐廳, “tea restaurant”).