March 28, 1983 · San Francisco, California

Chol Soo Lee Freed

resistance

Chol Soo Lee, a Korean immigrant wrongfully convicted of a 1973 San Francisco murder, was freed after a pan-Asian movement-sparked by K.W. Lee's reporting-organized across ethnic lines to overturn his conviction. (Shares Mar 28 with United States v. Wong Kim Ark.)

Sources

pbs.org pbs.org/independentlens/blog/what-happened-to-chol-soo-lee
kqed.org kqed.org/arts/13913134/free-chol-soo-lee-caamfest-documentary-asian-american-history

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United States v. Wong Kim Ark Decided

The Supreme Court affirmed birthright citizenship for a man born in the US to Chinese immigrant parents.

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Afghans and Central Asians Reclassified as Asian

A federal revision of race and ethnicity standards reclassified Afghans and Central Asians (Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Tajik, Turkmen, Uzbek) from 'White' to 'Asian,' formally recognizing them within the Asian American category for the first time. (Shares Mar 28 with Wong Kim Ark and Chol Soo Lee's release.)