To 'Free Chol Soo Lee,' Asian Americans had to find their collective political voice

NPR, August 7, 2022: To 'Free Chol Soo Lee,' Asian Americans had to find their collective political voice

“NPR's Alina Selyukh talks with Julie Ha, co-director of the documentary "Free Chol Soo Lee," about a Korean-American man's arrest for a murder he did not commit, and the effort to help him.

“In California in the early 1970s, a 20-year-old Korean American was imprisoned for a murder he did not commit and ended up on death row. Chol Soo Lee's case rallied the West Coast Asian American community, and their spirited campaign became a pivotal moment in Asian American history. Their slogan, Free Chol Soo Lee, is also the title of a new documentary.”

Additional reading:

Salon, August 12, 2022: "Free Chol Soo Lee" investigates "what went wrong" in 1973's forgotten conviction of an innocent man

The Guardian, August 11, 2022: ‘Prison destroys every human dignity’: Free Chol Soo Lee and the miscarriage of justice that united Asian-Americans

The New York Times, August 11, 2022: ‘Free Chol Soo Lee’ Review: An Indictment of the Justice System