Article: APAs March for Mumia: Asian Americans demand justice for jailed black

Candy Kit Har Chan
AsianWeek
08-11-1995
APAs March for Mumia: Asian Americans demand justice for jailed black. journalist

By Candy Kit Har Chan

As supporters all over the world cheer a stay of execution and possible new trial for Mumia Abu-Jamal, the David Wong Support Committee (DWSC) and the Yu Kikumura Support Committee (YKSC) vow to keep making waves in their efforts to free Abu-Jamal.

At City Hall Park in Manhattan Aug. 5, DWSC and YKSC initiated a walkathon to raise funds and to educate Asian Pacific Americans about the death-warrant case of Abu-Jamal, a black journalist convicted of shooting a Philadelphia police officer.

According to Wayne Lum of both DWSC and YKSC, about 150 people ...

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