The 1982 murder of Vincent Chin, a 27-year-old Chinese American, marked the birth of the Asian American civil rights movement. When Chin’s killers, two white autoworkers, got off with a $3,000 fine and probation, Asian Americans throughout the United States were outraged. Their protests gave rise to a pan-Asian identity and solidarity that hadn’t existed before, as well as a broadening of federal civil rights protection.
In commemoration of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, the Center for the Healing of Racism will screen the documentary, Vincent Who?. The film will be followed by a dialogue.
The 1982 murder of Vincent Chin, a 27-year-old Chinese American, marked the birth of the Asian American civil rights movement. When Chin’s killers, two white autoworkers, got off with a $3,000 fine and probation, Asian Americans throughout the United States were outraged. Their protests gave rise to a pan-Asian identity and solidarity that hadn’t existed before, as well as a broadening of federal civil rights protection.
In commemoration of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, the Center for the Healing of Racism will screen the documentary, Vincent Who?. The film will be followed by a dialogue.
The 1982 murder of Vincent Chin, a 27-year-old Chinese American, marked the birth of the Asian American civil rights movement. When Chin’s killers, two white autoworkers, got off with a $3,000 fine and probation, Asian Americans throughout the United States were outraged. Their protests gave rise to a pan-Asian identity and solidarity that hadn’t existed before, as well as a broadening of federal civil rights protection.
In commemoration of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, the Center for the Healing of Racism will screen the documentary, Vincent Who?. The film will be followed by a dialogue.