…to the plot of Franz Kafka’s The Trial. The revelatory articles would help spark the Free Chol Soo Lee Movement, with supporters forming Chol Soo Lee defense committees across the…
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‘Free Chol Soo Lee’ Finds Home on PBS Network, Set to Premiere April 24
…not commit, Lee was set free after a pan-Asian solidarity movement, which included Korean, Japanese and Chinese Americans, who aided in overturning his conviction. “Free Chol Soo Lee” documents his…
‘Free Chol Soo Lee’ Documentary to Screen at Los Angeles’ Laemmle Royal Theater
This coming week, Sundance Grand Jury Prize-nominated documentary “Free Chol Soo Lee” will arrive in the SoCal area for screenings in Santa Monica. Co-directed by journalists Julie Ha and Eugene…
‘Free Chol Soo Lee’ Premieres at Sundance, Highlighting Pan-Asian Activism and Complex Legacies
…history of advocacy for the Asian diaspora has existed much longer than you might think. “Free Chol Soo Lee,” a 90-minute documentary co-directed by Julie Ha and Eugene Yi, will…
Chol Soo Lee Day of Remembrance Draws Intimate Crowd in L.A.
…as to how the unlikely Chol Soo Lee movement became a reality. “It’s because the people on the [Chol Soo Lee] Defense Committee were amazing people,” he said. “This is…
Chol Soo Lee, Who Sparked Early Pan-Asian American Movement, Dies at 62
…Korean American journalist by the name of K.W. Lee (no relation to Chol Soo Lee) began investigating the case. Lee, then a staff writer for the Sacramento Union, would write…
The Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival Is Back in Full Swing
…amazing Asian American community that exists everywhere in the country. “Free Chol Soo Lee” Text by Jasmine Nguyen “Free Chol Soo Lee,” a 90-minute documentary co-directed by journalists Julie Ha…
Luke Kim, Community Activist and Pioneer in Cultural Psychiatry, Dies at 85
…2 p.m. on Saturday, July 18, at Davis Community Church, 412 C St. Reception to follow. See Also Free, Free Chol Soo Lee Still in Love ___ …
Let’s Head Down South: Here’s the San Diego Asian Film Festival 2022 Lineup
…Soo Lee,” a documentary about the unfair arrest of Chol Soo Lee that first premiered at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year. Films from Indonesia, the Philippines, South Korea…
Lee Seung-Woo Held By NKorea, But Still Wins Tournament MVP And Scoring Title
…Korea had the lead at halftime after Choi Jae-young headed home Lee Sang-heon’s corner kick in the 33rd minute. Lee, spearheading South Korea’s attack, fought his way through traffic and…
Check Out the AAPI Films and Filmmakers of the 2022 Sundance Film Festival
…celebrates API filmmakers and featured conversations with Kanaka Maoli filmmaker Alika Tengan (“Every Day in Kaimukī”), co-directors Julie Ha and Eugene Yi (“Free Chol Soo Lee”), “Leonor Will Never Die”…
The 1% Factor
By K.W. Lee At the dawn of the last century, two leaders of the freed slaves were engaged in a great debate over the correct path toward attaining freedom, equality…
