In post-war Chinatown in Toronto, many store owners refused to sell to Japanese families. However, these families were welcomed by Jewish merchants in the Market.
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- Marie Fujita-Yamashita with her neighbours, the Leibermans, in the Market in 1942. Photo courtesy of Marie Fujita-Yamashita
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- Marie Fujita-Yamashita posed in a kimono at Bloor and St George, 1949. Marie never wore a kimono as a child, she was asked to pose in this photo by someone on the street. Photo courtesy of Marie Fujita-Yamashita
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