You are invited to an historic
event in Locke, California this Saturday, December 11. The land is finally being transferred from
the government to the people. We've
waited almost a century for this!
Locke residents were not allowed
to buy land because of their being Asian Pacific American. California's Alien Land Law prohibited APAs
from owning land.
This Saturday marks the first
time EVER that Locke residents will be able to own their own land. Sacramento County & SHRA will be transferring
land ownership to residents.
Witness history! Though the event is small in scale, it is
huge in historic significance.
Locke is a Sacramento Delta
town and a National Historic Landmark for being this country's last remaining
rural Chinese American town. Locke
recently received a prestigious Save America's Treasures federal grant for
preserving its boarding house, which will hopefully become a Locke Museum.
TIME & PLACE –
Saturday, December 11, 2004 11am
- 12:30 pm
Joe Shoong School ("Chinese
School"), Main St., Locke
ADMISSION –
Free - including lion dance and refreshments.
Stores will be open.
CONTACT INFO -
SHRA at (916) 440-1355 or Clarence Chu at (916) 776-1661
DIRECTIONS - From I-5 North,
take Twin Cities Road exit. Left at
exit; go 'til you can't go any more! Left
at River Road. Drive about 1 mile;
Locke will be on your left.
General Locke info:
Keep an eye out for our next
big event in September 2005, tentatively a Locke Homecoming to welcome back
former residents and kickstart our Digital Historic Archive campaign.
See you Saturday!