{"product_id":"chinese-community-in-toronto","title":"Chinese Community in Toronto","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe history of the Chinese community in Toronto is rich with stories drawn from over 150 years of life in Canada. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSam Ching, a laundryman, is the first Chinese resident recorded in Toronto’s city directory of 1878. A few years later, in 1881, there were 10 Chinese and no sign of a Chinatown. Today, with no less than seven Chinatowns and half a million people, Chinese Canadians have become the second-largest visible minority in the Greater Toronto Area.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStories, photographs, newspaper reports, maps, and charts will bring to life the little-known and dark history of the Chinese community. Despite the early years of anti-Chinese laws, negative public opinion, and outright racism, the Chinese and their organizations have persevered to become an integral participant in all walks of life. \u003ci\u003eThe Chinese Community in Toronto\u003c\/i\u003e shows how the Chinese make a significant contribution to the vibrant and diverse mosaic that makes Toronto one of the most multicultural cities in the world.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dundurn Group Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54224352969048,"sku":"9781459707696","price":18.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781459707696_38ae717b-4557-411e-a354-53177b7bb3b1.jpg?v=1765270835","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/chinese-community-in-toronto","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}