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August 23, 2007
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Review Advisory CommitteeAd-Hoc Sub Committee
Review Advisory CommitteeAd-Hoc Sub Committee
Ad-Hoc Sub Committee MembersIntroduction
Ad-Hoc Sub Committee MembersIntroduction
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• Renee Chavez, Chair• Aida Bobadilla• Sherri Breskin • Nadine Diaz • Susan Dickson• Rita Govea
Rodriguez • Juan Jimenez
• Irvin Lai• Daisy Ma• Mary Louise Reeves• Rachel Santos • Diana Tarango• Armando Ybarra
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Accomplishments and Next StepsAccomplishments and Next Steps
Ad-Hoc Sub Committee2007 AccomplishmentsAd-Hoc Sub Committee2007 Accomplishments
Metro begins 4-week Next-Of-Kin Outreach on March 3, 2007 (after the Chinese New Year period). Design of memorial and ceremony planning continues.
March 2007
Ad-Hoc Sub Committee holds two special meetings to further discuss re-interment location. Forwards recommendation for Area C at the June RAC meeting. Motion does not pass. An alternate motion is introduced to select Area A. Motion carries with a majority of the votes. Design of memorial and ceremony planning continues.
June 2007
Ad-Hoc Sub Committee forwards recommendation to RAC that Area C be site for re-interment of all discoveries. RAC does not act on motion and instead sends it back to Committee for further Discussion.
May 2007
Ad-Hoc Sub Committee continues design of memorial and ceremony planning. No Review Advisory Committee meeting in observance of Easter Holidays.
April 2007
Ad-Hoc Sub Committee begins design of memorial and ceremony planning. No Ad-Hoc Sub Committee in observance of Chinese New Year.
February 2007
Evergreen Cemetery was approved as the re-interment site by the Review Advisory Committee on January 18, 2007, with the recommendation that Metro begin negotiations with Evergreen Cemetery.
January 2007
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Ad-Hoc Sub Committee2007 Accomplishment & Next Steps
Ad-Hoc Sub Committee2007 Accomplishment & Next Steps
Complete purchase of re-interment site.October – November 2007
Re-interment of all discoveriesNovember –December 2007
Erection of MemorialDecember 2007
Re-interment site dedication ceremony.November 2007
Final arrangements for re-interment, memorial and ceremony completed.
September –October 2007
Ad-Hoc Sub Committee to submit recommendation for re-interment plan, memorial and site dedication ceremony to Review Advisory Committee.
September 2007
RAC approved recommendation on memorial wall concept at its meeting on August 16, 2007 in East Los Angeles.
August 2007
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Memorial Wall & Grave Marker DesignMemorial Wall & Grave Marker Design
Ad-Hoc Sub CommitteeEvergreen Cemetery
Ad-Hoc Sub CommitteeEvergreen Cemetery
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Area A – Re-Interment Location Chinese Memorial Shrine
North
Ad-Hoc Sub CommitteeAerial View of Re-interment Location - Area A
Ad-Hoc Sub CommitteeAerial View of Re-interment Location - Area A
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Maintenance Yard
Lorena Street
North
LA County Crematorium
Ad-Hoc Sub CommitteeRe-Interment Site
Ad-Hoc Sub CommitteeRe-Interment Site
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Maintenance Yard
Lorena Street
LA County Crematorium
Chinese Memorial Shrine
Cemetery Maintenance Yard
Ad-Hoc Sub CommitteeSite Interment Orientation
Ad-Hoc Sub CommitteeSite Interment Orientation
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Lorena Street
LA County Crematorium
• North-South and East-West orientations are both acceptable.• Burial plot sizes are 40” x 96” (3.3’ x 8’) • Burial plot needs are 84 full plots for 168 half burials for the
human remains, 6 for full size plots for the concrete vaults, 6 plots in front of the wall for ceremonial use and 8 plots for the ceremonial wall location. Total 104 full size plots.
Ad-Hoc Sub CommitteeSite Plan Option 1
East/West Orientation
Ad-Hoc Sub CommitteeSite Plan Option 1
East/West Orientation
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Maintenance Yard
Lorena Street
LA County Crematorium
Note: surrounding grave markers are all East/West Orientation in this area of Evergreen Cemetery
Ad-Hoc Sub CommitteeSite Plan Option 2
North/South Orientation
Ad-Hoc Sub CommitteeSite Plan Option 2
North/South Orientation
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Maintenance Yard
Lorena Street
LA County Crematorium
Ad-Hoc Sub CommitteeSite Plan Feng Shui Analysis
Ad-Hoc Sub CommitteeSite Plan Feng Shui Analysis
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Maintenance Yard
Lorena Street
LA County Crematorium
Orientation of grave markers should be East/West. Under the principles of Feng Shui, the following should hold true:
• Natural land forms take precedence over structures
• Higher grade serves as protection of burials and should be in the back
• Roads are at a higher grade than Lorena, therefore the graves should face down with the grave markers behind them
Ad-Hoc Sub CommitteeCriteria for Memorial
Ad-Hoc Sub CommitteeCriteria for Memorial
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Purpose:To honor the deceased and memorialize their re-interment.
Criteria:
• Historical and Cultural Significance of the Discoveries
• Located within the demarcation limits of Area A
• Size and Durable Materials compatible with the existing MemorialShrine and adjacent grave markers
• Monument not to exceed size limits defined by Evergreen Cemetery
• Monument should allow for individuals and/or groups to pay theirrespects
• Allow for placement of plaque or inscription (in three languages) that briefly memorialize the events leading to their discovery
Ad-Hoc Sub CommitteeMemorial Design Features
Ad-Hoc Sub CommitteeMemorial Design Features
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• Memorial wall will serve to demarcate boundaries of the re-interment site.
• Will serve as a visual barrier to the maintenance yard.• Materials used should conform to the materials of the Chinese
Historical Shrine. Consider the use of a concrete wall with a slump stone finish.
• Heights should be proportioned to the height of the maintenance yard fence and Chinese Historical Shrine. Consider 4’8”-5’4”.
• Consider incorporating LA County Crematorium Chapel images into memorial wall. Processes to consider include: black and white photographic etching process, photographic image on porcelain enamel steel panels or laser etched images.
Ad-Hoc Sub CommitteeMemorial Site Plan – Option 1
Ad-Hoc Sub CommitteeMemorial Site Plan – Option 1
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Ad-Hoc Sub CommitteeMemorial Design Front Elevation
Ad-Hoc Sub CommitteeMemorial Design Front Elevation
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Ad-Hoc Sub CommitteeMemorial Site Plan – Option 2
Ad-Hoc Sub CommitteeMemorial Site Plan – Option 2
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Ad-Hoc Sub CommitteeMemorial Design Front Elevation
Ad-Hoc Sub CommitteeMemorial Design Front Elevation
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Ad-Hoc Sub CommitteeMemorial Design Feng Shui Analysis
Ad-Hoc Sub CommitteeMemorial Design Feng Shui Analysis
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Maintenance Yard
Lorena Street
LA County Crematorium
• Option 1 is a typical depiction of a Chinese Memorial with a curved back
• Focal point of most important messages should be placed in the center
• Option 2 splits up the flow of information and removes focal point from center
Ad-Hoc Sub CommitteeGrave Marker Design
Ad-Hoc Sub CommitteeGrave Marker Design
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The dimensions for each grave marker are not to exceed 12”x24”. Each plot will accommodate two burials and two grave markers to identify each set of discoveries per grave.
Each marker will have a unique number identifying the particular discovery. This personal identification number, to be consistent, can be the order of discovery followed by location. The grave marker itself can then have this personal identification number in the upper left corner, the date of their finding and final resting date on the bottom right corner; with a centered uniform saying.
1-E (PIN)
06/22/05-xx/xx/07
Uniform Saying
18” or 24”
18” or 24”
12” 12”
Ad-Hoc Sub CommitteeGrave Marker Design
Ad-Hoc Sub CommitteeGrave Marker Design
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Poems and verses distributedDiscussionNext Steps
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Site Dedication CeremonySite Dedication Ceremony
Ad-Hoc Sub CommitteeSite Dedication CeremonyAd-Hoc Sub Committee
Site Dedication CeremonySite dedication date can be set without consultation of the Chinese
Almanac, however, the first re-interment does. Staff will work with Evergreen Cemetery to ensure that commencement of the re-interment takes place during auspicious dates.
Notification of site dedication ceremony will take place through print media. Two insertions in the following journals will reach well over 725,000 people twice.
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Contigo – 260,000Sing Tao – 30,000
La Opinion – 123,885Chinese Daily News – 30,000
Zhong Guo Daily News – 30,000L.A. Downtown News – 49,000
International Daily News – 30,000Eastern Group Publications – 104,000
China Press – 20,000San Gabriel Valley Tribune – 48,893
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VIDSTONE Serenity PanelsVIDSTONE Serenity Panels
Ad-Hoc Sub CommitteeVIDSTONE Serenity Panels
Ad-Hoc Sub CommitteeVIDSTONE Serenity Panels
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• Compact Unit (7” x 11”) mounts on headstone or memorial
• 7” screen• Solar Powered • Audio Capable• Seven to Ten minute
presentation• Reasonable Cost• Plan for after 5 years
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DNA Testing ResearchDNA Testing Research
Ad-Hoc Sub CommitteeDNA Request
Ad-Hoc Sub CommitteeDNA Request
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• Metro has contacted Dr. Chahal at Molecular World regarding appropriate tests for our remains.
• Cogstone determining the number of unidentified skeletal remainshaving teeth that could be used as a DNA sample.
• Cogstone determining total number of potential remains• Need to perform test on highly deteriorated skeletal remains
before proceeding with further testing.• DNA determinations will run about $1500.00 per skeletal remain
plus costs for sample preparation and shipping.
Ad-Hoc Sub CommitteeDNA Request
Ad-Hoc Sub CommitteeDNA Request
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Presentation by Irvin Lai
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