Chinatown gets a lot of media coverage – stories about street disorder and crime, debates over gentrification, photo ops for whatever politician is trying to score points with the public. It’s a tourist attraction, a food destination, a historic neighbourhood.

But beyond the headlines and posts, it’s also a place where real people live, work, and play. Where culture isn’t curated for social media, it’s just a way of life. History isn’t confined to a museum; it actually happened on those very streets. Where the city’s biggest challenges aren’t just news stories, they’re right outside the front door.

Through all of its struggles, the building blocks of the community have remained the same. It’s a place of refuge, a sanctuary where those who weren’t accepted elsewhere could find support. A

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