The story of Locke's lengthy struggle over land ownership and civic improvement has entered its next chapter. Locke residents, long legally denied the privilege of land ownership by a series of laws or bureaucratic requirements, finally can now apply to own the land on which their homes sit. Dr. Christina Fa, a Sacramento resident who has been involved in negotiating all the changes, talked to the Chinese Cultural Society of Stockton at a membership potluck on Saturday, January 15, at the Jene Wah Senior Service Agency. The former chairperson of the Locke Community Advisory Committee, Dr. Fa serves on both the Locke Management Association and the Locke Foundation. She is a former board member of the Chinese American Council of Sacramento. The 1987 book, Bitter Melon, chronicles the history of Locke with interviews of some of its last remaining Chinese residents. Sucheng Chan, Professor of Asian American Studies at UC Santa Barbara, in the book's introduction writes, "Locke is not just the last rural Chinese town in America; it has been and will continue to be a testament to the tenacity and courage of Chinese immigrants in California."