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

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What does the Vincent Chin case mean to you?

"It means remembering we are still not in a post-racial society. There is still a long road until we get there. We must stay active."

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What does the Vincent Chin case mean to you?

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What does the Vincent Chin case mean to you?

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Remembering Vincent Chin Postcard Project: What does the Vincent Chin case mean to you?

What does the Vincent Chin case mean to you?

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Remembering Vincent Chin Postcard Project: What does the Vincent Chin case mean to you?

What does the Vincent Chin case mean to you?

"Ethical Awareness"

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What does the Vincent Chin case mean to you?

"Vincent Chin's story is not just an Asian American story but a Latin American story, African American story, etc. We need to be willing to rally & come together to keep his legacy alive."

Remembering Vincent Chin Postcard Project: What does the Vincent Chin case mean to you?

What does the Vincent Chin case mean to you?

"We need coalitions to provide a coutner narrative to the hate that's out there. men need to be feminists. white folks need to talk about racism. Straight people need to talk about heterosexism etc."

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What does the Vincent Chin case mean to you?

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Remembering Vincent Chin Postcard Project: What does the Vincent Chin case mean to you?

What does the Vincent Chin case mean to you?

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Remembering Vincent Chin Postcard Project: What does the Vincent Chin case mean to you?

Remembering Vincent Chin Postcard Project:  What does the Vincent Chin case mean to you?

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Remembering Vincent Chin Postcard Project: What does the Vincent Chin case mean to you?

Remembering Vincent Chin Postcard Project:  What does the Vincent Chin case mean to you?

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Remembering Vincent Chin Postcard Project: What does the Vincent Chin case mean to you?

What does the Vincent Chin case mean to you?

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Remembering Vincent Chin Postcard Project: What does the Vincent Chin case mean to you?

Remembering Vincent Chin Postcard Project:  What does the Vincent Chin case mean to you?

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Remembering Vincent Chin Postcard Project: What does the Vincent Chin case mean to you?

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Remembering Vincent Chin Postcard Project: What does the Vincent Chin case mean to you?

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Remembering Vincent Chin Postcard Project: What does the Vincent Chin case mean to you?

What does the Vincent Chin case mean to you?

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