...For the first time, the Asian American community crossed ethnic boundaries and fought together for justice. Groups such as Chinese for Affirmative Action, Japanese American Citizens League, Organization of Chinese Americans, Filipino American Community Council of Michigan, and Korean Society of Metropolitan Detroit staged rallies and organized demonstrations. They demanded in writ to politicians, the press and the U.S. Department of Justice for rightful punishment for the two men violating Chin’s civil rights. The Asian Pacific American Legal Center (APALC) took initiative and spoke up.
“We tried to develop a campaign to get us and the American Citizens of Justice to bring a federal civil rights prosecution against the two killers,” Steven Kwoh, president and executive director of APALC, said. Together, the APALC and American Citizens of Justice (ACJ) sent a memorandum outlining the case to the U.S. Department of Justice....
Sunday, June 17, 2012
The Murder of Vincent Chin - 30 Years Later - New America Media
Article in New America Media from Ravi Ventkataraman in Iexaminer.org. Excerpt:
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