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| Titre: | Jean Lumb at the Order of Canada ceremony |
| Date : | 1976 |
| Donateur : | Lumb, Jean |
| Sujet : | None |
| Province : | Ontario |
| Droits : | MHSO, courtesy of Jean Lumb |
| Archivage en bibliothèque : | MHSO |
Lumb, Jean
Jean Lumb was a community activist, business owner, and the first Chinese Canadian recipient of the Order of Canada. She was born in Nanaimo, British Columbia, and moved to Toronto, Ontario as a young women. She ran a number of successful businesses, including the Kwong Chow chop suey house in Toronto's Chinatown. She was also part of a delegation that lobbied the Federal government to change its immigration laws, that kept Chinese Canadian families separated.
Jean Lumb receiving the Order of Canada for her community work and role in changing Canada's immigration laws. She was the first Chinese Canadian woman to receive the honour.
