Emma Goldman Plaque on the Changing Chinatown Tour, June 02, 2024. Image by Rachna Shah.
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Resource ID
11125
Access
Open
Credit Line
Rachna Shah
Date of Creation
02 June 2024
Keywords
Chinatown, activist, plaques
People Depicted
Jingshu Yao
Program Category
Tours
Rights
Rachna Shah
Caption
Emma Goldman Plaque on the Changing Chinatown Tour, June 02, 2024. Image by Rachna Shah.
Description
Outside a Banh mi restaurant is the heritage plaque for Emma Goldman. Goldman was an anarchist writer and activist who lived in the apartment above where this restaurant now stands.
Discover the past and present along Spadina Avenue; from the historical lakeshore and Indigenous trade route to a diverse international neighbourhood; the advocacy by the Jewish and Chinatown community against discrimination so that they could not only survive but thrive in their new home; and the evolving definition of public space and art that grounds the community and its shops, homes, and businesses.