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Remembering the 1871 Los Angeles Massacre of Chinese Immigrants

By immigrationprof

Chinese Massacre

Southern California Public Radio has an interesting segment on a little-known lynching of eighteen Chinese immigrants that took place in Los Angeles’s Chinatown in 1871. While 8 individuals were prosecuted for the racialized violence, their convictions were eventually overturned.

The Chinese American Museum of Los Angeles will be holding a panel discussion and commemoration of these events on Monday, October 24.

-JKoh