"Racists are not very smart. Don’t count on them being able to tell any of us apart (not that that would make it ok). Don’t assume that you or your children or your elders are safe because you are not from that other group."
An interview I did with Asian Americans Advancing Justice - Los Angeles re Vincent Chin case last year that resonates painfully today
Q&A with Frances Kai-Hwa Wang | Asian Americans Advancing Justice - LA
Monday, June 19, 2017
Thursday, June 15, 2017
Who Is Vincent Chin? The History and Relevance of a 1982 Killing - NBC News
A Vincent Chin Syllabus of sorts--a collection of films and articles to learn more, at NBC Asian America:
“People forget. It’s been a long time ago. A whole generation has passed. It’s ancient history to them," Zia said.Who Is Vincent Chin? The History and Relevance of a 1982 Killing - NBC News
“The Vincent Chin case forced Asian Americans into the civil rights discourse,” Roland Hwang co-founder and former president of American Citizens for Justice told NBC News. “The Vincent Chin case transformed a biracial discussion on race relations to be a multiracial one. So the Vincent Chin case, along with other cases, each serve as a wakeup call to address anti-Asian bias and racial intolerance.”
Monday, June 5, 2017
35th Anniversary Commemoration
We remember Vincent Chin, the 27-year old Asian American who was beaten to death in 1982, and whose death led to civil rights trials, and the beginning of an Asian American civil rights and victims rights movement right here in the Detroit area.
On Saturday, June 24, 2017, Association of Chinese Americans and American Citizens for Justice/Asian American Center for Justice host Vincent Chin: A 35th Year Remembrance at the Chinese Community Center, 32585 Concord Drive, Madison Heights, MI 48071. The program starts at 9 am with the movie "Vincent Who?". The movie's director Curtis Chin will comment and have Q&A. A panel at 10 am includes Carolyn Chin Watson, Kendall Kosai of OCA National, Steve Spreitzer of Michigan Roundtable for Diversity & Inclusion, and Agustin Arbulu, Director of the Michigan Department of Civil Rights, followed by remarks of Pastor Andrew Cheng, and lunch. A gravesite visit takes place at 1 pm, weather permitting.
The Vincent Chin Remembrance is supported by the Michigan Roundtable for Diversity & Inclusion, Michigan Department of Civil Rights, Michigan Asian Pacific American Affairs Commission, Council of Asian Pacific Americans, and Chinese Association of Greater Detroit. Please spread the word about this event among your contacts and networks. The event is free.
For more information, and to RSVP, please call ACA at (313) 831-1790 or (248) 585-9343.
Thursday, June 1, 2017
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Friday, May 19, 2017
Speak & Speak Again released today
The Pact Press anthology that I'm in, Speak & Speak Again, a fundraiser for Southern Poverty Law Center, is out today!
Monday, April 3, 2017
Stumbling Blocks pop-up exhibits at UM
Stumbling Blocks pop-up exhibits draw attention to University's past | The Michigan Daily Cool public art at Umich for bicentennnial, curated by Martha Jones Stumbling Blocks pop-up exhibits draw attention to University's past | The Michigan Daily more 4/4/17 ‘Stumbling Blocks’ exhibit looks at U-M history | Detroit News
Friday, March 17, 2017
Vigil for victims of hate crimes held on steps of Rackham | The Michigan Daily
Vigil for victims of hate crimes held on steps of Rackham | The Michigan Daily Speaking at a candlelight vigil for hate crime victims last night at Rackham Vigil for victims of hate crimes held on steps of Rackham | The Michigan Daily
Wednesday, March 1, 2017
Vincent Chin article in Michigan History Journal
Vincent Chin article in Michigan History March/April 2017 issue Michigan History March/April 2017 issue published by Historical Society of Michigan (HSM)
Tuesday, January 31, 2017
Similar Roots, Different Tones: A Creative Encounter Between the Chinese Dulcimer and Jazz Piano - Confucius Institute at the University of Michigan
Similar Roots, Different Tones: A Creative Encounter Between the Chinese Dulcimer and Jazz Piano - Confucius Institute at the University of Michigan featuring Jon Jang and Liu Yue Ning in concert at University of Michigan Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre, Tuesday, January 31, 2017
Similar Roots, Different Tones: A Creative Encounter Between the Chinese Dulcimer and Jazz Piano - Confucius Institute at the University of Michigan
shorter excerpt https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=907pIVPJeZw
whole concert https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OW_NS4se-5g
Similar Roots, Different Tones: A Creative Encounter Between the Chinese Dulcimer and Jazz Piano - Confucius Institute at the University of Michigan
shorter excerpt https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=907pIVPJeZw
whole concert https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OW_NS4se-5g
Sunday, January 15, 2017
Hey, Steve Harvey, Who Says I Might Not Steal Your Girl? - The New York Times
Eddie Huang opinion article referencing impact of Vincent Chin case on Asian American men
Hey, Steve Harvey, Who Says I Might Not Steal Your Girl? - The New York Times
Hey, Steve Harvey, Who Says I Might Not Steal Your Girl? - The New York Times
Sunday, January 1, 2017
APIA Civil Rights course at University of Michigan Winter 2017
APIA Civil Rights course at University of Michigan Department of American Culture, Winter Semester 2017, MW 11:30-1:00
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