the Los Angeles JACL sent Sugi to be its representative in Washington.

directed by Julie Ha (former staff writer for The Rafu) and Eugene Yi.Published June 2017 by University of Hawaii Press.

org/independentlens/documentaries/free-chol-soo-lee/)Lesser known.I had never in my life seen such brutal force.… Lee felt he remained imprisoned … he was … ‘not able to adjust to society after living almost like a caged animal where violence is rampant and [there is] a code of conduct that is totally different from normal society…Wrongfully incarcerated for life during one of Californias most violent eras of prison gang warfare.

Chol Soo Lee passed one year after this event.Spain was recruited by Jackson and became one of the leaders of the Black Panther Party prison movement for prisoners rights and harmony among inmates.

who gave Chol Soo free haircuts and free meals in his early days.

and even international support from Korea and Japan filled out the ranks of the Free Chol Soo Lee Movement.JANMs Historic Building and Tateuchi Democracy Forum will remain open throughout the renovation.

will be screened at film festivals across the county.Visitors will encounter the new galleries through a relocated entrance into Aratani Central Hall.

Inouye National Center for the Preservation of Democracy (Democracy Center) will present Distinguished Lecture Series.000 people of Japanese descent who were unjustly incarcerated by the U.