COMPLET/SOLD-OUT: The Paper Trail to the 1923 Chinese Exclusion Act

Schedule

Sun Oct 05 2025 at 06:00 pm to 08:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

MEM - Centre des mémoires montréalaises | Montreal, QC

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ʟᴀɴᴄᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴅᴇ ʟɪᴠʀᴇ ᴇᴛ ᴅɪꜱᴄᴜꜱꜱɪᴏɴ ᴀᴠᴇᴄ ʟ'ᴀᴜᴛʀɪᴄᴇ
📢Emmenez votre famille et vos ami·es, Catherine Clement va être en ville!
Son livre The Paper Trail to the 1923 Chinese Exclusion Act est le premier à explorer la vaste gamme des expériences humaines de l’exclusion, à travers la multitude de récits collectés par l’autrice. Ne manquez pas cette occasion rare de découvrir ces fascinantes histoires vraies et de vous procurer une copie dédicacée de The Paper Trail.
La discussion aura lieu en anglais, avec possibilité de traduction chuchotée vers le français ou le chinois.
Événement gratuit, inscription requise.
Tous les dons de la vente du livre serviront à soutenir la mission de JIA : préserver et promouvoir le patrimoine culturel du Quartier chinois de Montréal, à travers notre programmation culturelle et éducative à la Maison du Quartier chinois.
Rejoignez-nous au MEM (1210 boul. St-Laurent) le dimanche 5 octobre pour cet événement très spécial ✨
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ʙᴏᴏᴋ ʟᴀᴜɴᴄʜ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀᴜᴛʜᴏʀ ᴛᴀʟᴋ
📢Bring your family and friends, Catherine Clement is coming to town!
Award-winning community historian, curator and author Catherine Clement will share the findings of her landmark project which excavated stories of what really happened during one of the darkest chapters in Canadian history.
Her book, “The Paper Trail to the 1923 Chinese Exclusion Act”, is the first to explore the broad range of “human experiences” of exclusion as revealed through the stories of the many lives it touched. Don’t miss this rare opportunity to delve into fascinating real stories of Chinese-Canadian history and get a signed copy of The Paper Trail.
The talk will happen in English, with option of whispered translation to French and Chinese.
Free event, registration required.
All donations from the book sale will go towards supporting JIA’s mission of preserving and promoting Montreal Chinatown’s cultural heritage through its cultural and educational programming at Chinatown House.
Join us at MEM (1210 blvd St-Laurent) on Sunday, October 5 for this very special event ✨
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Where is it happening?

MEM - Centre des mémoires montréalaises, 1210 Boulevard St-Laurent, Montréal, QC H2X 2S5, Canada, Montreal

Event Location & Nearby Stays:

JIA Foundation \/ Fondation JIA

Host or Publisher JIA Foundation / Fondation JIA

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