Alice in Chinatown: Chol Soo Lee’s Fight for Freedom — APALSA Reenactment

On the evening of June 3, 1973, a man was shot and killed on a crowded street in San Francisco’s Chinatown in a suspected gang murder. Within days, the police arrested Chol Soo Lee, a 20-year-old Korean immigrant. He was convicted of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. In prison, he killed a white gang member in a fight and was given the death penalty. A Korean American newspaper reporter challenged the fairness of his conviction and sentence in an article titled “The Alice in Chinatown Murder Case,” helping to set off a pan-Asian American grassroots movement to free Chol Soo Lee.

Please join us for the APALSA’s reenactment of the Chol Soo Lee story, followed by an expert panel discussion and reception.

Agenda
6 – 7:15 p.m.: Reenactment of Chol Soo Lee Case
7:15 – 7:45 p.m.: Panel discussion
7:45 p.m.: Cocktail reception