Ung said a laptop computer and around $2.

targeting anyone they could find who appeared to be of Chinese descent.alluding to the ongoing bloodshed in Israel and Gaza.

Assemblymember Wendy Carrillo presents a certificate of recognition to (from left) Friends of the Chinese American Museum Board Chair Gay Q.we still find ourselves confronting xenophobic attitudes that led to the murders of innocent residents.City Councilmember Michael Woo did not hesitate to draw a parallel between current global events and atrocities of the past.

to be erected among live trees on the sidewalk just outside the museum on Los Angeles Street – where the massacre is believed to have begun.The murderous rampage is said to have been sparked after a police officer and a local rancher were shot as they responded to reports of a gunfight between two rival Chinese gangs.

It was the first and only such law to explicitly ban members of a specific national group from immigrating to the U.

“This ugly distrust is what led to the Chinese Exculsion Act.Her tireless devotion to the jazz community spanned more than 40 years.

He was a leader of Harbor District Japanese Community Center.Gardena Valley Democratic Club.

A beloved volunteer and school tour docent at the Japanese American Naional Museum.and a memorial to JA Korean War veterans in South Korea.