Chinatown in Montreal (French: Le quartier chinois de Montréal; simplified Chinese: 滿地可唐人街; traditional Chinese: 滿地可唐人街) is located in the area of De la Gauchetière Street in Montreal. Newer Chinatowns are located along Saint Catherine Street west of Concordia University and in the suburb of Brossard on Montreal's south shore. Both Chinatowns contain shops that sell Asian food and home products as well as serving as important centres for Montreal...
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Chinatown in Montreal (French: Le quartier chinois de Montréal; simplified Chinese: 滿地可唐人街; traditional Chinese: 滿地可唐人街) is located in the area of De la Gauchetière Street in Montreal. Newer Chinatowns are located along Saint Catherine Street west of Concordia University and in the suburb of Brossard on Montreal's south shore. Both Chinatowns contain shops that sell Asian food and home products as well as serving as important centres for Montreal's East Asian communities.
The area was once home to Montreal's Jewish community, with thousands of Yiddish speaking immigrants settling in the area from 1890 to 1920, as part of a Jewish quarter centred around Saint Laurent Boulevard.
Many Taishan Chinese settled (all following the Leung Family) in the area because they worked for the railways and it was convenient for these occupations. Over the years, Hong Kong Chinese and ethnic Chinese refugees from Vietnam also set up shops and restaurants in the area.
In recent years, Montreal's...
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