
Launch: Placemaking & Placekeeping in Montreal’s Chinatown: Perception, Storytelling and Community Organizing
Marius Barbeau Gallery, C-2081/83, Pavillon Lionel-Groulx 3150 Jean-Brillant, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaThis year's lecture and exhibition series aims to build bridges between grassroots organizations and academic communities, creating a platform for discussion on the evolving movements and future possibilities for Chinatown.

The Wing’s Collection: Archiving Chinatown’s Memory Through Objects and Heritage
Université de Montréal - Salle C-3061, Pavillon Jean-Brillant, 3200 rue Jean Brillant 3200 Jean Brillant, Montreal, Québec, CanadaExplore the remarkable journey of JP Riopel, a professional guide, museologist, and the founder of Objets des Mémoires in Chinatown. Recognized with a medal from the National Assembly, Riopel has been honored for his dedicated efforts in safeguarding the historical memory of Chinatown and contributing significantly to national history. Gilbert Lee, the owner of the Wings […]

Unveiling Chinese Presence and History in Québec City’s Lost Chinatown
CHINATOWN HOUSE - 116 de la Gauchetière Ouest, 1st floor 116 de la Gauchetière Ouest, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaStarting in the late 19th century, Chinatowns developed in many Canadian cities. Yet today, many have disappeared with little record of their existence. Québec City was once home to one such Chinatown, now largely forgotten. Emerging in the 1930’s as a small concentrated street of Chinese residents, the Chinatown grew by the 1960’s into a vibrant […]

Building, Reshaping, Remodeling, 13 Years of Chinatown a Photographic Series
Morris Lum is a Trinidadian born photographer/artist whose work explores the hybrid nature of the Chinese-Canadian community through photography, form and documentary practices. His work also examines the ways in which Chinese history is represented in the media and archival material. Morris’ work has been exhibited and screened across Canada, the United States. Morris is […]

Maison Yep-Riopel Exhibition Launch
CHINATOWN HOUSE - 116 de la Gauchetière Ouest, 1st floor 116 de la Gauchetière Ouest, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaThe JIA Foundation is inviting you to its first exhibition at the new Chinatown House space starting this Sunday, March 30, 2025. “Yep-Riopel House: A Layered History of Resistance and Belonging”, curated by Karen Cho, tells an incredible story of the building that the JIA Foundation now calls home. JIA moved into the ground floor […]
2026 Action Plan Open House
CHINATOWN HOUSE - 116 de la Gauchetière Ouest, 1st floor 116 de la Gauchetière Ouest, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaIn 2021, the City of Montreal adopted the Chinatown Action Plan, structured around 4 main pillars: quality of life, commercial vitality, cultural identity, and community platforms. As this plan draws to a close, it's an opportunity to take stock and, above all, to put forward the community's proposals for the next iteration of this Action […]

Art, Identity, and the Creative Journey with Carmen Mok
CHINATOWN HOUSE - 116 de la Gauchetière Ouest, 1st floor 116 de la Gauchetière Ouest, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaIn this artist talk, Carmen Mok, a Hong Kong native who moved to Canada to study fine art, will share her journey of self-discovery as a Chinese Canadian and how her multicultural upbringing has shaped and enriched her illustration career. From pursuing her passion to building a career in children's book illustration, she will take […]

Maison Yep-Riopel: Fireside Chats
CHINATOWN HOUSE - 116 de la Gauchetière Ouest, 1st floor 116 de la Gauchetière Ouest, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaBy the Fireplace with Sandy Yep & JP Riopel Join Sandy Yep and/or JP Riopel—whose stories and namesakes are intertwined with the 116 de la Gauchetière O. building itself—as they discuss their own families’ heritage, personal stories, and presence within Chinatown through the new Maison Yep-Riopel exhibition. Taking place in the Yep family’s ancestral home, […]

Untold Stories: Chinese-Canadian Veterans (Double Film Screening)
CHINATOWN HOUSE - 116 de la Gauchetière Ouest, 1st floor 116 de la Gauchetière Ouest, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaJoin us at Chinatown House for a special double bill highlighting the untold histories of Chinese-Canadians' participation in the war effort. Through a deeply personal approach, these two films uphold the courage of these men in a period entrenched in anti-Chinese racism, and bring to light details that few have acknowledged in the annals of […]

Chinatown Day 2025
CHINATOWN HOUSE - 116 de la Gauchetière Ouest, 1st floor 116 de la Gauchetière Ouest, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaTake a look at the full schedule for Chinatown Day 2025!

Chinatown Day Fireside Chat
CHINATOWN HOUSE - 116 de la Gauchetière Ouest, 1st floor 116 de la Gauchetière Ouest, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaJoin Sandy Yep From 1-3 PM, Chinatown House, 116 rue de la Gauchetière O. on July 12th, 2025.

Book Launch & Author Talk – Paper Trail to the 1923 Chinese Exclusion Act
MEM – Centres des mémoires montréalaises 1210 St Laurent Blvd, Montreal, Québec, CanadaAward-winning community historian, curator and author Catherine Clement will share the findings of her landmark project which excavated stories of what really happened during one of the darkest chapters in Canadian history.Her book, The Paper Trail to the 1923 Chinese Exclusion Act, is the first to explore the broad range of “human experiences” of exclusion […]