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Made in Chinatown II Exhibition
CHINATOWN HOUSE - 116 de la Gauchetière Ouest, 1st floor 116 de la Gauchetière Ouest, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaThe JIA Foundation is inviting you to to the launch of our sophomore exhibition at Chinatown House starting Saturday, January 17, 2026. Made in Chinatown II tells the story of […]
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Made in Chinatown: Exhibition Finissage + Book Launch
CHINATOWN HOUSE - 116 de la Gauchetière Ouest, 1st floor 116 de la Gauchetière Ouest, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaOn Wednesday, May 20, join us in celebrating the diversity of stories, people, and relationships that make up Chinatown.
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In the Dreaming House: Keith Lock Retrospective
112 de la Gauchetière West, 3rd Floor 112 de la Gauchetière West, Montréal, Québec, CanadaKeith Lock’s Intimate Diasporas Retrospective Presented May 25–30, 2026, by Panorama-cinéma and the Cinémathèque québécoise, in collaboration with the Miao Collective, the JIA Foundation, the Festival Accès Asie, and Tënk […]
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Wing Noodles: The Heart of Chinatown
CHINATOWN HOUSE - 116 de la Gauchetière Ouest, 1st floor 116 de la Gauchetière Ouest, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaAfter nearly 130 years of operations, Wing Noodles has closed its doors. The family business that introduced Québec to fortune cookies several decades ago leaves behind a rich and layered […]
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Wing’s and the Lee Family: A Chinatown History
MEM – Centre des mémoires montréalaises 1210 St Laurent Blvd, Montreal, Québec, CanadaCarol F. Lee will deliver an illustrated lecture that tells the intertwined stories of the Wing's businesses and the Lee family in Montreal from the turn of the 20th century until 1964.
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Workshop: Community Vision for Wing’s Block
CHINATOWN HOUSE - 116 de la Gauchetière Ouest, 1st floor 116 de la Gauchetière Ouest, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaThis workshop aims to gather community ideas and visions for the future of Wing’s Block, which will guide and inform the Vision to be released in September 2026.
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Short films from NYC Chinatown: Art & Activism through Storytelling by Think!Chinatown
CHINATOWN HOUSE - 116 de la Gauchetière Ouest, 1st floor 116 de la Gauchetière Ouest, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaVisiting from NYC, Think!Chinatown brings a selection of their storytelling projects to Montreal. These short films tease out complex stories of immigration journeys, the birth of the Asian American movement, […]
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The Wing’s Collection: Archiving Chinatown’s Memory Through Objects
MEM – Centre des mémoires montréalaises 1210 St Laurent Blvd, Montreal, Québec, CanadaThe idea of the Wings Collection sprouted when Gilbert Lee, co-owner of Wings, mandated his friend Jean-Philippe Riopel, who’s also a Montréal guide and museologist, to create a collection made up of 5000 lots of objects closely tied to the history of the Lee family, of Wings, and of Montréal’s Chinatown.
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Curating the Past – Documenting the Present – Imagining the Future
MEM – Centre des mémoires montréalaises 1210 St Laurent Blvd, Montreal, Québec, CanadaCurator and filmmaker Karen Cho will reflect on the process of transforming nearly 130 years of history into the living exhibition “Wing Noodles – The Heart of Chinatown” as well as the process of capturing Wing Noodles’ final weeks of production and the future of Wing’s legacy in a forthcoming documentary film.
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