Upcoming Activities from members of http://SAVEOURCHINATOWN.org:

- Tues., May 12 at 5:45 p.m., Revoke the Vote Demonstration; City Council Public Comments session begins at 6:30 p.m.

- Sat., May 16:
- 6th Annual Riverside International Drum, Mask, and Dance Festival, White Park, 12 noon - 7 pm, SOCC table 12 noon - 4 pm

- Old Riverside Foundation Vintage Home Tour event. SOCC will staff a table 10 am - 4 pm at the non-profit area in the Courtyard Marriott on University Avenue (near ORF's Weber House).

- Mon., May 18, 6-8 pm, 1503 Humanities & Social Sciences (HMSS 1503). For Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Month, SOCC will co-sponsor a film screening and Q&A session with UC Riverside's Asian Pacific Student Programs for When They All Still Lived. Admission: free to all.

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UPDATE:
May 12, 200 - North Korea sets trial date June 4 for American Journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee.

April 24, 2009 - The Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA) is deeply troubled by the news that two American journalists, Laura Ling and Euna Lee, have reportedly been indicted in North Korea for illegal entry and "hostile acts."

NEWS UPDATES:

May 14, 200 -

News has been very limited about American journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee, currently scheduled to stand trial June 4 in North Korea.

The two American journalists who work for CURRENT TV in San Francisco, are accused of entering the country illegally and intending "hostile acts." They have been held in North Korean custody since March 17.

Here from around the Web are news stories, and citizen activist bloggers:

May 15, 2009 N. Korea Sets Trial of 2 U.S. Journalists

May 14, 2009 U..S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton hopeful for detained U.S. journalists.

May 13, 2009 Yahoo News Reuters reports.

May 14, 2009 CNN reporter Sohn Jie-Ae and Don Ridddell discuss the political backdrop of news two U.S. Journalists will face trial in North Korea

Embedded video from CNN Video

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April 24, 2009 -