{"product_id":"the-chinese-community-in-toronto-arlene-chan-9781459707696","title":"The Chinese Community in Toronto: Then and Now","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 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Arlene Chan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1459707699\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781459707696\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dundurn Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/11\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 184\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.79lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.96h x 8.04w x 0.45d","brand":"Arlene Chan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46372375232767,"sku":"9781459707696","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f281992d-8039-4783-8abe-0972b82d5df6.jpg?v=1732725774","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-chinese-community-in-toronto-arlene-chan-9781459707696","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}