Friday, March 12, 2010

Remains of Chinese immigrants to be reburied in LA

These early Chinese settlers, most probably building the rail road, will be reburied in a memorial ceremony at Evergreen Cemetery. - - Donna Poisl

By DAISY NGUYEN (AP)

LOS ANGELES — The remains of some of the nation's earliest Chinese settlers, whose graves were discovered five years ago during construction of a light rail line, will soon be reburied in a cemetery that once denied them entry.

A memorial wall honoring the dead was dedicated Monday at a Los Angeles cemetery, where they will be reinterred beginning next month.
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