Jean Lumb during the Save Chinatown campaign, Toronto, 1960s. Courtesy of Arlene Chan.
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Resource details
Resource ID
345
Access
Open
Credit Line
Courtesy of Arlene Chan
Date of Creation
1960
Program Category
Education and Engagement
Caption
Jean Lumb during the Save Chinatown campaign, Toronto, 1960s. Courtesy of Arlene Chan.
Description
A member of the Ontario Advisory Council on Multiculturalism, Jean Lumb founded and chaired the “Save Chinatown” campaign to protect businesses in Toronto’s first Chinatown, on Elizabeth and Dundas Streets, threatened with demolition. In 1976, she became the first restaurateur and the first Chinese- Canadian woman appointed to the Order of Canada.
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