Through intergenerational storytelling with more than 200 community members, we invite you to explore how shared memory, imagination, and co-design can build community power. "Cold" memories anchor Chinatown in its legacy of anti-displacement organizing and mutual aid traditions. "Hot" memories celebrate Chinatown as an everyday, dynamic, and active space. Together, these memories honour Chinatown's past while reminding us that Chinatown's story is still being written every day.
Interactive co-maps of Toronto's Chinatowns weave personal stories with collective hopes for the neighbourhood's future. Co-design models reimagine present-day spaces while honouring Chinatown's history of placekeeping. Architectural models use archival documents to reconstruct displaced landmarks, igniting old memories and new possibilities.
