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    Group photo at the temple

    Chol Soo Lee poses with supporters in Hawai‘i, 1983.

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    Free Chol Soo Lee shirt

    Chol Soo Lee brandishes a T-shirt made as part of the campaign to free him from prison, at a 1986 party with some of the activists in Los Angeles, California.

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    Chol Soo Lee burned in a fire

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    Chol Soo Lee speaks at UC Davis

    In this video clip, Chol Soo Lee speaks passionately about his post-release struggle and urges the community to help support other formerly incarcerated Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.

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    San Quentin News

    The San Quentin News, an incarcerated-produced newspaper based at San Quentin State Prison, prints 35,000 newspapers each month. It is supported by foundations and donations, and distributed to more than 30 state prisons and four juvenile facilities.

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    Chol Soo Lee, 2007

    Chol Soo Lee, at a 2007 symposium at the UCLA School of Law. He told the audience, “I’m not a hero. I’m just a human being.”

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