"Free Chol Soo Lee" Film Screening and Panel Discussion

Free Chol Soo Lee Film Screening at 4:30 PM

In 1970s San Francisco, 20-year-old Korean immigrant Chol Soo Lee is racially profiled and convicted of a Chinatown gang murder. Sentenced to life, he spends years fighting to survive until investigative journalist K.W. Lee takes a special interest in his case, igniting an unprecedented social justice movement that would unite Asian Americans and inspire a new generation of activists. Nearly five decades later, Free Chol Soo Lee excavates this largely unknown yet essential history, crafting an intimate portrait of the complex man at its center and serving as an urgent reminder that his legacy is more relevant than ever. 

Reception from 6:00 to 6:45 PM 

Panel -  A Legacy For Moving Forward from 6:45 to 8:00 PM 

Co-Moderated by Professors Richard Kim, Asian American Studies, and Raquel Aldana, School of Law

Panelists:

Ranko Yamada, Free Chol Soo Lee activist

Leonard Tauman, public defender for Chol Soo

Lee Stuart Hanlon, trial attorney for Chol Soo Lee

Gail Whang, Free Chol Soo Lee activist

David Kakishiba, Free Chol Soo Lee activist

Sakhone Lasaphangthong, formerly incarcerated community activist

Do Kim, President, The K.W. Lee Center for Leadership

Special guests:

K.W. Lee, investigative journalist

Julie Ha, filmmaker

Any Questions: contact Professor Richard Kim at rskim@ucdavis.edu