Bernalillo County Commission Approves Purchase Agreement for Asian American Monument Public Art Sculpture

3/27/2018  Bernalillo County – The County Commission tonight, on a 4-0 vote, approved a motion authorizing the County Manager to approve an artwork purchase agreement with Cheryll Leo-Gwin and Stewart Wong. These artists are the creators of an Asian American Monument sculpture, “View from Gold Mountain” will be located on the West side of the Second Judicial District Courthouse.
“The sculpture will inform the public about the contributions that Asian Americans have made to advance civil rights through use of the judicial system,” says Commissioner Maggie Hart Stebbins, sponsor of the measure. “This Asian American Monument will honor of the landmark civil rights ruling from Territory of New Mexico versus Yee Shun (1882) which granted Chinese Americans the right to testify in court and have their testimony accepted.”

Link to News Release:  News Release AA Monument