Heritage plaque in the City of Toronto honouring Jean Lumb

Born on July 30, 1919, in Nanaimo, BC, Jean B. Lumb (林黃彩珍) was a pivotal figure in advocating for Chinese Canadian rights. Despite being Canadian-born, she faced discriminatory pre-1947 nationality laws under which a Canadian woman marrying a non-British subject could lose her British subject status. Her later advocacy work included, in 1957, being the sole woman in a delegation to Ottawa that successfully pressed for the reform of discriminatory clauses in the Immigration Act that hindered family reunification for Chinese Canadians after the repeal of the Exclusion Act. She later led the "Save Chinatown" campaign to prevent the demolition of Toronto's historic Chinese community. On January 14, 1976, Jean B. Lumb and Peter Wing (吳榮添) became the first Chinese Canadians awarded the Order of Canada, a landmark recognition of her profound community service and work in breaking barriers.