Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Detroit News: Anniversary near for 1982 Vincent Chin beating death

Check out this Detroit News Article:

Anniversary near for 1982 Vincent Chin beating death--1982 killing launched civil rights movement for Asian-Americans
Jennifer Chambers / The Detroit News / Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Madison Heights -- The 1982 killing of Chinese-American Vincent Chin is a story familiar to Metro Detroiters. Chin was beaten to death with a Louisville Slugger by two autoworkers outside a Highland Park bar while he was celebrating his nuptials with friends. The killing, in the midst of a recession linked in part to the rising Japanese auto industry, outraged Asian-Americans.


Full article: http://www.detnews.com/article/20090610/METRO/906100323/1006/rss01

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