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SUMMARY:Made in Chinatown II Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:The JIA Foundation is inviting you to to the launch of our sophomore exhibition at Chinatown House starting Saturday\, January 17\, 2026. \n\n\n\nMade in Chinatown II tells the story of four legacy Chinatown businesses. Carefully curated and intimate photographs and videos will bring you into the universes of Julie\, the gregarious owner of a hair salon on Clark Street\, three generations of the Hui family and their traditional Chinese medicine herbal store\, Mr. Wang\, an unassuming but extremely talented visual artist\, and Mr. Kwan and Candy\, the father-daughter duo behind a beloved Cantonese-style restaurant. \n\n\n\nJoin us from 5pm – 7pm this Saturday\, January 17\, at the end of the first opening day\, for a talk with the artists behind this project. \n\n\n\nThis exhibition is free of charge and will be open to the public on Saturdays and Sundays\, 11 AM to 4 PM\, from January 17 to May 10th. \n\n\n\n家基金會誠摯邀請您參加於2026年1月17日（星期六）在滿華庭開幕的第二屆展覽。 \n\n\n\n《唐人街製造 II》講述了唐人街四家老字號的故事。精心挑選的、充滿溫情的照片和影片將帶您走進它們各自獨特的世界。您將認識克拉克街一家美髮沙龍熱情好客的老闆Julie，惠氏家族三代人經營的傳統中藥店，謙遜低調卻才華橫溢的視覺藝術家王先生，以及深受喜愛的粵菜餐廳背後的父女搭檔關先生和Candy。 \n\n\n\n本週六，1月17日，在展覽首日開幕後，下午5點至7點，歡迎您參加與本計畫藝術家的交流會。 \n\n\n\n本次展覽免費對外開放，開放時間為1月17日至5月10日每週六\, 日上午11點至下午4點。 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\nChris Lau is a professional photographer\, videographer and visual artist specializing in documentary photojournalistic portraiture that reveals people’s realities and authenticity through an anti-oppressive lens. He believes photography has the power to change people’s attitudes and lives. In 2023\, Chris produced a documentary portrait series\, titled ‘Out of the Shadows’\, which creatively used light and shadow to recognize people living on the margins of society (https://chrislauphoto.ca/out-of-the-shadows). \n\n\n\nRichmond Lam is a portrait and documentary photographer based in Montréal\, originally from Hong Kong\, with formative years spent in London. His practice is grounded in a quiet\, empathetic gaze—attuned to subtle gestures and unspoken atmospheres. Working fluidly between personal and commissioned projects\, Richmond creates intimate\, psychologically rich portraits that explore presence\, identity\, and place. \n\n\n\nMarc Chanchaleun is a Montréal-based videographer and filmmaker working at the intersection of documentary and visual storytelling. His approach is grounded in observation and intention\, paying close attention to natural movement. Inspired by quiet moments\, he creates films that feel honest and human\, exploring identity and real-world presence through a cinematic lens. His work lives in the in-between—where gestures speak louder than words and atmosphere reflects the subtle poetry of real life. \n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n劉均龍現為專業攝影師、攝像師及視覺藝術家，專精於紀實新聞攝影肖像創作，透過反壓迫視角揭示人們真實的樣貌。2023年，劉均龍創作紀錄肖像系列《走出陰影》，以光影藝術手法聚焦社會邊緣群體（https://chrislauphoto.ca/out-of-the-shadows）。 \n\n\n\n林嘉頎是一位定居滿地可的肖像與紀實攝影師，原籍香港，青年時期旅居倫敦。他的創作根植於靜謐而富同理心的凝視——敏銳捕捉細微的肢體語言與無聲的氛圍。在個人創作與委託攝影間自如切換，林嘉頎透過探索存在感、身份認同與空間場域，創作出充滿親密感與心理深度的肖像作品。 \n\n\n\nMarc Chanchaleun 是一位常駐滿地可的錄像藝術家兼電影製作人，創作橫跨紀錄片與視覺敘事。他的創作手法奠基於觀察與意圖，細膩捕捉自然流動的動態。受靜謐時刻啟發，Marc 創作的影像作品真誠而富有人性，透過電影語言探討身分認同與現實世界中的存在感。他的作品存在於「之間」的狀態——在那裡，動作勝過言語，氛圍映照出日常生活中細膩而內斂的詩意。 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLearn more about the MADE IN CHINATOWN II Project
URL:https://jiafoundationmtl.org/event/made-in-chinatown-ii-exhibition-launch/
LOCATION:CHINATOWN HOUSE – 116 de la Gauchetière Ouest\, 1st floor\, 116 de la Gauchetière Ouest\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H2Z 1C3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Chinatown House,Exhibition,Launch
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SUMMARY:Everything I Learned\, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant
DESCRIPTION:On Sunday\, April 25\, join us at Chinatown House for a conversation with author Curtis Chin. His memoir\, Everything I Learned\, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant delves into his memories of his family’s Chinese restaurant\, located in the Cass Corridor in Detroit. \n\n\n\nCurtis Chin grew up in 1980s’ Detroit. As one of six kids\, he spent his childhood roaming the backstore of Chung’s Cantonese Cuisine\, the Chinese restaurant his great-grandfather started in the 1940s. As a young closeted Asian man at the height of the AIDS crisis\, the family restaurant was a place of refuge for him as well as for generations of Detroiters navigating their city’s economic collapse\, many of whom were decades-long regulars. Throughout Turtle Island\, Chinese restaurants are known for their affordable menus and long open hours. In that way\, Chung’s became a gathering spot for a diverse community to bond over egg rolls and spontaneous conversations. \n\n\n\nCurtis Chin is now bringing stories of his family’s restaurant on a Canadian tour. Don’t miss his stop at Chinatown House\, where our current exhibition focuses on legacy businesses in Montréal’s Chinatown. These businesses are more than restaurants\, herbal shops\, hair salons\, and art studios. They act as vital anchor points for a living\, vibrant community\, to gather in. \n\n\n\nThis event is free. No registration is required. \n\n\n\n🏠 Chinatown House (116 De La Gauchetière West)🪧 Saturday\, April 25 🕟 11am – 1pm \n\n\n\n\nEVERYTHING I LEARNED\, I LEARNED IN A CHINESE RESTAURANT \n\n\n\nABOUT CURTIS CHINA co-founder of the Asian American Writers’ Workshop in New York City\, Curtis Chin served as the non-profits’ first Executive Director. He went on to write comedy for network and cable TV before transitioning to social justice documentaries. Chin has screened his films at over 600 venues in twenty countries. His memoir\, “Everything I Learned\, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant” was named one of the best books of the year by the Boston Globe in 2023. 
URL:https://jiafoundationmtl.org/event/author-talk-curtis-chin-in-conversation-with-eric-leong-komodo-of-paifang/
LOCATION:CHINATOWN HOUSE – 116 de la Gauchetière Ouest\, 1st floor\, 116 de la Gauchetière Ouest\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H2Z 1C3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Chinatown House,Lecture
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SUMMARY:Traditional Chinese Medicine Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Join us after hours at Chinatown House on Sunday\, April 26 | 4pm-6pm for a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) workshop with Kenny Hui of Hui Tack Wing\, one of the four legacy businesses featured in our current exhibition\, Made in Chinatown II: portraits of Chinatown businesses. \n\n\n\nThis event will include a presentation on medicinal plants\, an introduction to certain concepts of TCM\, and a demonstration of a consultation. A tea tasting will also be offered! \n\n\n\nLocated at 1063 Blvd St-Laurent\, Hui Tack Wing is an herbal store supplier of all things related to Traditional Chinese medicine. It is also the living embodiment of a multigenerational business\, with three generations of family members sharing in the transmission of centuries-old ancestral healing knowledge.  \n\n\n\nFree event\, registration required. Sign up here. \n\n\n\n\nPhotos : Chris Lau
URL:https://jiafoundationmtl.org/event/traditional-chinese-medicine-workshop/
LOCATION:CHINATOWN HOUSE – 116 de la Gauchetière Ouest\, 1st floor\, 116 de la Gauchetière Ouest\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H2Z 1C3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Chinatown House,Exhibition,Workshop
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