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DESCRIPTION:On November 27\, 2025\, Professor Jeremy Tai and his students i
 n the Department of History and Classical Studies at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø vis
 ited China Town.  This visit\, hosted by the JIA Foundation\, allowed stud
 ents to consider the local context of Montreal’s Chinatown after semester-
 long discussions of different histories of migration\, restrictions to Chi
 nese immigration\, shifting understandings of Chinese identity\, transnati
 onal politics\, and the politics of heritage.\n\n\n	Parker Mah\, Director o
 f Programming and Operations at JIA\, led a discussion of the historical a
 nd present-day significance of Chinatowns\, including their development al
 ongside exclusionary immigration policies (e.g.\, Head Tax\, Chinese Exclu
 sion Act of 1923\, CI certificates) as well as how they served as sites of
  community organizing and mutual aid in the diaspora. Given the challenges
  that have been posed by expropriation and gentrification\, the discussion
  focused on the need to preserve the unique built environment in Montreal'
 s Chinatown as well as intangible heritage and memories at the heart of co
 mmunity life. Mah introduced the current exhibition on Maison Yep-Riopel\,
  featuring past occupants of the building before JIA moved in\, including 
 Chinese Freemasons and a tenant who initiated recent community mobilizatio
 ns to protect the neighbourhood. To document the layered history of the bu
 ilding\, the exhibition featured artifacts found in its back courtyard\, t
 he only piece of land never to have been developed in Chinatown. The visit
  concluded with a walking tour that highlighted the historic Wing Noodles 
 factory next door\, including current plans to conserve its legacy for fut
 ure generations\, and the family associations that have long provided supp
 ort and fostered a sense of belonging among immigrants in Montreal’s China
 town.\n
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SUMMARY:51³Ô¹ÏÍøStudents Visit Chinatown
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