"But if we believe in racial justice, we cannot excuse an officer for killing an innocent, unarmed Black man and failing to provide medical help—just because he is Chinese like us. Instead, we should unite our community to fight for the indictment of white officers, or those of any race, and stand in solidarity with other communities of color who demand justice for all victims,"Liang Sentencing Prompts #APIs4BlackLives, #Justice4Liang Responses Amid Accountability Debate - NBC News
Tuesday, April 19, 2016
Liang Sentencing Prompts #APIs4BlackLives, #Justice4Liang Responses Amid Accountability Debate - NBC News
my article at NBC Asian America
Friday, April 15, 2016
Officer Peter Liang and the Asian-American Community: Scapegoating, Justice, or Something Else? UM Law School
Officer Peter Liang and the Asian-American Community: Scapegoating, Justice, or Something Else?
Frances Kai-Hwa Wang on a panel with Peter Liang's defense attorneys
University of Michigan Law School
Friday, April 15, 12:00-1:00 pm, Hutchins Hall 220
https://www.law.umich.edu/events/Pages/EventDetails.aspx?EventKey=26885:0:20160415T113000&StartDateTime=04/15/2016
Updates:
Powerful University of Michigan Critical Ethnic and Asian/ Pacific Islander American Graduate Group statement re recent UM Law School APALSA event
(1) Critical Ethnic and Asian/ Pacific Islander... - Critical Ethnic & APIA Studies Graduate Student Group
University of Michigan APIA Studies graduate student in PRI article re Peter Liang case
“I realized that they had a more nuanced view than I originally thought. They realize that Peter Liang had done something wrong, but were angry about the fact that he was the first to be convicted in a decade,” she says. “It made me realize the necessity to have this kind of conversation between first generation immigrants and second generation who have more access to social justice.”
Asian American activists get busy after a former NYPD officer gets probation | Public Radio International
University of Michigan Law School
Friday, April 15, 12:00-1:00 pm, Hutchins Hall 220
https://www.law.umich.edu/events/Pages/EventDetails.aspx?EventKey=26885:0:20160415T113000&StartDateTime=04/15/2016
Updates:
Powerful University of Michigan Critical Ethnic and Asian/ Pacific Islander American Graduate Group statement re recent UM Law School APALSA event
(1) Critical Ethnic and Asian/ Pacific Islander... - Critical Ethnic & APIA Studies Graduate Student Group
University of Michigan APIA Studies graduate student in PRI article re Peter Liang case
“I realized that they had a more nuanced view than I originally thought. They realize that Peter Liang had done something wrong, but were angry about the fact that he was the first to be convicted in a decade,” she says. “It made me realize the necessity to have this kind of conversation between first generation immigrants and second generation who have more access to social justice.”
Asian American activists get busy after a former NYPD officer gets probation | Public Radio International
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