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Changing Chinatown

This Asian Heritage Month and Jewish Heritage Month, discover the past and present along Spadina Avenue. Learn about the shifting demographics that saw a thriving Jewish community transition to Toronto’s Chinatown; and the evolving definition of public space and art that grounds the community and its shops, homes, and businesses.

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