San Francisco, 3 June 1973. At the corner of Pacific and Grant Avenues, Chinese gangland leader Yip Yee Tak is shot and killed by a gunman who quickly flees the scene. Chol Soo Lee, a 20-year-old Korean immigrant, is racially profiled, charged, convicted and sentenced to life in San Quentin – until the work of investigative journalist KW Lee ignites an unprecedented push for social action, inspiring a new generation of Asian American activists. Ha and Yi blend rare archival footage and first-hand accounts into a poignant portrait of a complex man who unwittingly found himself at the centre of a major social movement.