Bessie Lee | |
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 Photo of Bessie Lee | |
| Born | Bessie Lum August 26, 1924 |
| Died | December 22, 2016 (aged 92) |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Organization(s) | Strathcona Property Owners and Tenants Association (SPOTA) |
| Known for | Community organizing and civic activism |
| Spouse | Henry James Lee |
| Children | 8 |
| Awards | BC Community Achievement Award, 2014 |
Bessie Lee (née Lum; August 26, 1924 – December 22, 2016) was a Chinese Canadian community organizer and civic activist in Vancouver's Strathcona and Chinatown neighbourhoods. She was a co-founder and long-time President of the Strathcona Property Owners and Tenants Association (SPOTA), which was instrumental in mobilizing several neighborhoods to work together to stop a freeway in the late 1960s that would have run through the heart of many of Vancouver's inner-city neighborhoods. Lee was also a founding member of the Britannia Community Centre and a board member of the Strathcona Community Centre. She won the BC Community Achievement Award in 2014.[1]
- ^ "BC Community Achievement Awards". www.bcachievement.com. Retrieved 2018-03-08.