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The Myth of “Samshu”: Smell, Race, and the Making of Chinatown in North America, 1880s–1920s

Name: The Myth of “Samshu”: Smell, Race, and the Making of Chinatown in North America, 1880s–1920s
Start: 2026-11-27T23:30:00+00:00
End: 2026-11-28T01:00:00+00:00
Location: Toronto Public Library, North York Central Library Branch

Fri, Nov 27 at 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM

Toronto Public Library, North York Central Library Branch · North York Central Library, 5120 Yonge Street, Toronto, ON, M2N 5N9

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Lecture exploring how the term 'samshu' and unfamiliar smells became symbols of racial and cultural difference in Chinatowns.

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