Jean B. Lumb

Awards and honours Plaque in the Diversity Garden located in the former First Chinatown of Toronto describing the achievements of Jean B. Lumb. 1976: Order of Canada (First Chinese-Canadian woman and First Canadian restaurateur) 1977: Queen’s Silver Jubilee Award 1977: Recipient of the Governor General’s Award 1982: The Fran Deck Award In recognition of Toronto’s leading contributor to the restaurant industry (First woman recipient) 1983: Special Award to Honour Special Chinese Canadians (Presented by the Chinese Canadian National Council in honour of Chinese in Canada and their 125 years of continuous community) 1984: Recipient of the City of Toronto Award of Merit, Special Sesquicentennial presentation on Civic Honours Day First Chinese-Canadian woman 1984: Award, Ontario Chinese Restaurant Association 1990: The Chinese Community Nursing Home for Greater Toronto, Tribute at the first annual Dragon Ball 1994: YWCA Women of Change Honour Roll 1996: Tribute to Madam Jean Lumb Banquet: Mid-Autumn Gala for the Jean Lumb Awards 1997: Elizabeth Fry Society, Rebel for a Cause Honouree 1997: Chinese Family and Health Cooperative, Mother of the Year Award 2000: Order of the Knights of Rizal 2002: Queen’s Golden Jubilee Award 2007: Association of Chinese Canadian Entrepreneurs, Lifetime Achievement Award 2009: Provincial Historical Plaque Unveiling, Ontario Heritage Trust 2017: TDSB Jean Lumb Public School

Media Filmography Jean Lumb, Loving spoonfuls, Episode 2, Indivisual Productions Inc., 2001. Quo Vadis, Mrs. Lumb?, National Film Board of Canada, 1965. Spirit of the dragon, written, directed and produced by Gil Gauvreau, Convergence Productions, 2002. (Winner of the National Film Board of Canada's Outstanding Documentary Award at the Reel World Festival 2003) Under the willow tree: pioneer Chinese women in Canada, National Film Board of Canada, 1997.

Exhibition "But women did come: a photographic exhibition on Chinese Canadian women", Chinese Canadian National Council, 1993.