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“Lost in a Strange Culture”

The article titled "Lost in a strange culture" shows a photo of Chol Soo Lee on the left and details the history of his turbulent past.

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In this 1978 Sacramento Union article, K. W. Lee humanizes the plight of Chol Soo Lee, who had an optimistic view of America upon immigrating, but ended up serving a life sentence in one of California’s most violent prisons.

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44.01.05

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“Lost in a Strange Culture”

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The Sacramento Union

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January 29, 1978

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Publisher

The Sacramento Union

Date

1978-01-29

Location

California, United States

Module

Free Chol Soo Lee: How a Lone Death Row Inmate Sparked a Movement, Module 1

Language

eng

Type

Text

Format

Article

File Format

jpg

Subject

Newspapers; Article; Murder; Americanization

Source

University of California, Davis Shields Library / Sacramento Union Archive

Credit Line

Courtesy of Sacramento Union Archive, UC Davis Shields Library.

Licensor

Public Domain

MUMI Number

44.01.TXT.005

Publisher

The Sacramento Union

Date

1978-01-29

Location

California, United States

Module

Free Chol Soo Lee: How a Lone Death Row Inmate Sparked a Movement, Module 1

Language

eng

Type

Text

Format

Article

File Format

jpg

Subject

Newspapers; Article; Murder; Americanization

Source

University of California, Davis Shields Library / Sacramento Union Archive

Credit Line

Courtesy of Sacramento Union Archive, UC Davis Shields Library.

Licensor

Public Domain

MUMI Number

44.01.TXT.005

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