Donors Pitching in to Replace Missing Ghadar Party Sign in Oregon |
Donors in Astoria, Ore., have said they will pitch in to help replace the bronze metal Ghadar Party sign that has been missing for months. According to the Daily Astorian, local politicians and Indian American business owners have donated money to replace the sign memorializing an early 20th century Indian independence group that met in Astoria. The sign went missing in late October and has yet to be located.State Sen. Betsy Johnson, former Astoria Mayor Willis Van Dusen, Warrenton-based Super Mart`s Indian American owner Lovekesh Kumar and his brother Bahadur Singh have donated $1,670 to cover the cost of its replacement. Van Dusen said in the report that the history of these laborers that contributed greatly to the American economy and for the rights of their people back home deserve to be recognized. It is scheduled to be replaced by February, according to an Astoria Parks and Recreation Department press release. The Ghadar (or Gadar) Party was an early 20th century Indian independence group that initially met in Astoria in May 1913 at the former site of the Finnish Socialist Hall. The sign was resurrected in 2013 in the centennial of the movement, memorializing the group, and was attached to a metal pole at Maritime Memorial Park.
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