Little Tibet is an

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within the neighbourhood of Parkdale in

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, Ontario, Canada. The area bound by Queen St. W. to the north, the Gardiner Expressway to the west and south, and Atlantic Avenue to the east is known for its many

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an émigrés and Tibetan-related businesses and restaurants. There is also a growing Tibetan community nearby in South Etobicoke. Almost 3,000 Tibetans moved to Toronto from 1998 to 2008 making the city the home of the largest

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community in North America. More than half of the city's Tibetans settled in Parkdale according to the 2006

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. The centre of Little Tibet is six blocks of

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starting at Sorauren Avenue west towards

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where there is a concentration of Tibetan restaurants and shops with varying

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ese and

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influence depending on the owners. To the north in

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is the Riwoche Tibetan Buddhist Temple. Farther west is the Tibetan Canadian Cultural Centre at 40 Titan Road which opened in 2007.

Parkdale Collegiate Institute Founded in 1888, Parkdale Collegiate Institute is a public high school located on Jameson Avenue in Parkdale, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located in the heart of what is considered ' Little Tibet', which is the home of the largest concentratio ...

, on Jameson Avenue, has a 40% Tibetan student population, a demographic that continues to grow. In a study, Toronto journalist Patrick Cain found the name

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to be the most popular baby name in Parkdale, where Little Tibet is located.

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