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We are stronger when we speak up for each other within & across racial lines. #VincentChin #Truestory #neverforget pic.twitter.com/oiisZSHfMb
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from Roland Hwang at Vincent Chin's gravesite at dusk

from Roland Hwang, one of the founding members of  American Citizens for Justice / Asian American Center for Justice, today at #vincentchin's gravesite at dusk.

Vincent Chin is buried next to his parents, Lily and CW Hing Chin, at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, 11851 Van Dyke Ave., Detroit, MI 48234-4137, section 42. (313) 921-6960.
http://forestlawndetroit.com/about-us/location/

Reflections from 18MillionRising

from 18MillionRising, reprinted with permission:

I went to Vincent Chin's grave today, cleaned it, left fruit and incense at both his and his parents' headstones.

I've been thinking a lot about you lately, brother. I'm the same age now as you were when you died, and as I grow and change, I think a lot about the impact Detroit has had on my life, and on yours. You didn't expect to be an icon for a generation of struggle, and you certainly didn't deserve to become an icon like this. I just want you to know that we remember.

And to Lily Chin: thank you for your heart and your organizing. You are missed. I hope you see that we remember your son, and you, and everything you gave us. Rest in power. - CM

Check out the good work they do at 18MillionRising | Activating Asian America

Original link: 18MILLIONRISING (I went to Vincent Chin’s grave today, cleaned it,...)

Interviews with Helen Zia and Jon Jang

Thanks to Francis Wong for finding this. Rick Quan's video interview of Helen Zia for the Chinese Historical Society of America touches on her role in Vincent Chin case. #iamvincentchin http://youtu.be/O-gcBk2ixxY



Helen Zia - YouTube


And then, as an added bonus, I found this great Rick Quan video interview of Jon Jang, also for the Chinese Historical Society of America at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S37UlR7-OlU

Francis Wong on #iamvincentchin

From jazz musician Francis Wong, reprinted with permission:

#iamvincentchin As with so many at that time the killing of Vincent Chin and the absolution of his murderers hit close. I was 25 at the time just two years younger than Vincent. And while what seems a world away from the unemployment and challenging conditions of Detroit, I had faced many potentially violent confrontations with white male students on campus in my undergraduate years at Stanford, particularly as I was doing my political organizing around issues such as the defense of affirmative action and divestment in South Africa. Particularly scary was being accosted by a group of white men in a pick up truck as I posted flyers by myself on campus for Asian American Student Association activities. (I never did that again alone). I became acutely aware of my vulnerability and developed sensitivity for situations that could get out of hand leading to dire consequences. In the decades since, this sense of danger has not abated; facing blatant and hateful behavior on occasion in my travels as a musician in our country. Of course, while I try to be careful, this has not deterred my participation in efforts to assert our humanity in our society. The killing of Vincent Chin led to a very passionate and transformational movement that I am forever grateful to have been a part of. Especially important to me was the opportunity to have a direction in my early career as a musician playing in Jon Jang's ensembles as a means to participate in a watershed period of development in our community. Thanks for listening/reading, I know this is a little long.

Frances Kai-Hwa Wang on Role of the Media in Vincent Chin Case State Bar of Michigan Legal Milestone - YouTube

Frances Kai-Hwa Wang, Executive Director American Citizens for Justice, "Role of the Media in the Vincent Chin Case and the Birth of the Asian American Civil Rights Movement" at The State Bar of Michigan's 34th Michigan Legal Milestone commemoration of the Vincent Chin Case "From a Whisper to a Rallying Cry," Friday, June 19, 2009.



Finally got this video cut and uploaded!

Frances Kai-Hwa Wang on Role of the Media in Vincent Chin Case State Bar of Michigan Legal Milestone - YouTube

Remembering Vincent Chin video from Ankur Dholakia then of Detroit News

Thanks to Ankur Dholakia, then at Detroit News, for this clip of the Vincent Chin memorial plaque installation in Ferndale, Michigan, in 2010, which includes a short summary of the case and its significance at the beginning by former American Citizens for Justice Executive Director Frances Kai-Hwa Wang (me).







Here's another video clip of the installation ceremony from WXYZ News that does not want to embed:
Video: Dec 2010 WXYZ News: Plaque honoring murdered Asian man, Vincent Chin, unveiled in Ferndale
wxyz.com/dpp/news/region/oakland_county/plaque-honoring-murdered-man-unveiled-in-ferndale

Karen Wan, "The Partner Track"

Today: Ninth annual University of Michigan Law School Asian Pacific American Law Students Association (APALSA) Origins Banquet, Michigan League Vandenberg Room. Dinner, music, and the announcement of the recipients of the 2014 APALSA Public Interest Fellowships. Keynote speaker, Helen Wan, attorney and author of The Partner Track.

University of Michigan Asian/Pacific Islander American Heritage Month

Click on link see events: University of Michigan Asian/Pacific Islander American Heritage Month

2014 APIA High School Conference

The APIA High School Conference is almost here! March 22 at University of Michigan. (Sorry, same day as Solo Ensembles)

More info at: umichhsc2014 | schedule

"Highly Skilled Workers Sought In Rust Belt - Is Immigration the Answer?" | Corp July/August 2013

Frances Kai-Hwa Wang channeling Mee Moua in this article on immigration issues in Michigan, "Highly Skilled Workers Sought In Rust Belt - Is Immigration the Answer?" pp 28-32.

Corp July/August 2013

50th Anniversary of the March on Washington: A Renewed Hope for the American Dream | Mee Moua

The great Mee Moua on the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington

50th Anniversary of the March on Washington: A Renewed Hope for the American Dream | Mee Moua

About APIA-Vote Michigan

If you missed  the APIA-Vote Michigan Third Annual Dinner July 27th, you can still catch up with APIAVote-Michigan's Theresa Tran's great prezi!

http://prezi.com/aftmfojb3oit/apiavote-recap/

APIA-Vote Michigan Third Annual Dinner July 27

Are you going to the APIA-Vote Michigan Third Annual Dinner July 27th? Support this great group of acfivists!

Site redesign and relaunch

AsianAmericanCenterForJustice.blogspot.com is relaunching as www.rememberingvincentchin.com to commemorate the 30th Anniversary of the baseball bat beating death of Vincent Chin and to ask the question: What does the Vincent Chin case mean to you?



















This site is no longer being maintained by American Citizens for Justice. You can find them at www.americancitizensforjustice.com.

Vincent Chin and Simon San: two murders, same indifference | Madam Miaow Says

from UK Blogger Madam Miaow or Anna Chen comparing the murders of Vincent Chin with UK case Simon San at http://madammiaow.blogspot.com:

Vincent Chin and Simon San were born and murdered decades apart on two different continents, but the common factor is the callousness and indifference with which their cases have been dealt with by the investigating police and prosecutors.

Justice is off the menu when it comes to these Chinese deaths. While the police finally admit that an acknowledgment of the racist dimension of Simon's murder by a white mob outside the family-run takeaway in Edinburgh in Scotland would have resulted in stiff sentences, the men have been given 24 months, 26 months and five years for the thug who landed the killer blow that smashed Simon's head against the pavement. As we all know by now, they will walk after serving only a third of that minus remand time. Only one year more than the sentence imposed on the laptop rioters who posted their encouragement of the unrest on Facebook. What is this telling us about values in Britain today?

This insulting sentence echoes the $3,000 fine and three years probation imposed on the white Detroit car-workers, Richard Ebens and Michael Nitz, who beat Vincent Chin to death with a baseball bat in front of witnesses one summer evening in 1982. Out on a bachelor party, Vincent was hunted down before finally being cornered in a McDonalds where he was held by Nitz while Ebens pulped his skull with the bat.

Both killings were preceded by racist epithets.

click on link for more: Vincent Chin and Simon San: two murders, same indifference | Madam Miaow Says

'Vincent Who?' goes to Amnesty International UK

Date: Mon 12 September 2011

Sponsored by Asian Pacific Americans for Progress and the Islington Chinese Association.

In 1982, at the height of anti-Japanese sentiments following massive layoffs in the U.S. car industry, a Chinese-American named Vincent Chin was murdered by two white car workers. The killers were given a $3000 fine and 3 years probation. Outraged by this injustice, Asian Americans united for the first time to form a pan-Asian civil rights movement. This film looks back at the historic case, but also asks how far Asian Americans have come since then, including the rise of anti-Asian sentiments directed at South Asians post 9/11.

A post-screening Q&A with writer/producer Curtis Chin aims to highlight the similarities and differences between Asians, both East and South, on both sides of the Atlantic. Co-presenter, Paul Hyu, actor/artistic director. Introduction by Col. Brian Kay OBE TD DL, Chairman of Islington Chinese Association.

Event Type Film
Event venue The Human Rights Action Centre
Time 7pm
Price Free of charge
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click here for more: AIUK : 'Vincent Who?':

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What people are saing at AAJA – Detroit, Michigan

What people are saying at the Asian American Journalists Association Convention about the Vincent Chin case. Check out #AAJA and @ACJ_AACJ on Twitter.com.



AAJA Voices 2011 – Detroit, Michigan



AAJA, Detroit remember Vincent Chin « AAJA Voices 2011 – Detroit, Michigan



Vincent Chin's beating death recalled at AAJA conference | Detroit Free Press | freep.com



Activist Boggs tells Asian-American journalists to 'grow our souls' | Detroit Free Press | freep.com



Selections from Thursday's Twitter feed:



jozjozjoz jozjozjoz

I've watched "Who Killed Vincent Chin?" at least a dozen times & I always cry when I see Lily Chin ask for justice for her son. #AAJA

6 hours ago



emilamok Emil Guillermo

"I wanted to make a film for 5th graders," Christine Choy on why she left out critical witness tampering facts in her Vincent Chin doc.#aaja

4 hours ago



ronlin Ron Lin, LA Times

Loved persistence of director Christine Choy in getting interview with Vincent Chin's killer. Choy congratulated him on his acquittal. #AAJA

4 hours ago Favorite Retweet Reply



ronlin Ron Lin, LA Times

Choy told Chin's killer, You're going to be pissed if you don't talk to me for this documentary. A week later, he agreed to talk. #AAJA

5 hours ago Favorite Retweet Reply



ronlin Ron Lin, LA Times

Then Choy accepted an offer to have drinks with him. She said yes, ordered a drink (vodka and gin, I think) and said ... #AAJA

5 hours ago



LoriMatsukawa Lori Matsukawa

Vincent Chin Case 29 Years Later: Director Christine Choy says journalists must tell Asian- American story "from beginning to end." #AAJA

5 hours ago



janetcho Janet Cho

.@AAJA attendees who skipped tonight's "Who Killed #VincentChin?" film missed an inspiring testimony on why media #diversity matters. #AAJA

5 hours ago



jozjozjoz jozjozjoz

Post-screening discussion w/ the Vincent Chin panel. Questions by @emilamok very enlightening.

6 hours ago



laarnid1 Laarni Rosca Dacanay

Just finished "Who Killed Vincent Chin?" screening & learned more about Asian-American civil rights -- impactful story #AAJA

6 hours ago



jozjozjoz jozjozjoz

"No civil rights trial happens w/o a massive amount of protest." --Helen Zia

6 hours ago



jozjozjoz jozjozjoz

Dunno if I can watch "Who Killed Vincent Chin?" again. Already wanna cry @ #AAJA Helen Zia, Christine Choy, Ti-Hua Chang, Roland Hwang panel

7 hours ago



DorisTruong Doris N. Truong

Just heard powerful words from childhood friend of Vincent Chin. Be courageous. Be yourself. #aaja

7 hours ago



Cr8tiveStream Creative Streamline

#aaja "Rembering Vincent Chin" "He swung the bat as if a baseball player would swing for a home run" witness said of how Chin was killed.

7 hours ago



laarnid1 Laarni Rosca Dacanay

At "Who Killed Vincent Chin?" doc screening and Q&A at #AAJA with Richard Lui from @msnbc yfrog.com/h8e8yfkkj

7 hours ago



jozjozjoz jozjozjoz

Ok. I am crying. Childhood friend of Vincent Chin remembers his memory and their friendship. #AAJA

8 hours ago



ronlin Ron Lin, LA Times

Director of "Who Killed Vincent Chin?", when pitching film idea, was asked, "How can you be objective if you are Asian American?" #AAJA

8 hours ago



ronlin Ron Lin, LA Times

In 1980s some members of Congress pulverized Japanese products over economic despair. Racial tension was high, Ti-Hua Chang says. #AAJA

8 hours ago



ronlin Ron Lin, LA Times

Vincent Chin struck in head with four blows by a baseball bat. Brain matter was found on sidewalk, Roland Hwang says. #AAJA

8 hours ago



emilamok Emil Guillermo

Attys for vincent chin family renew pursuit of civil suit award from Ronald Ebens who has surfaced in Nevada, 29 years after Chin murder.

8 hours ago



ronlin Ron Lin, LA Times

Helen Zia says part of reason why Detroit's Renaissance Center is so confusing is it was built during racial riots in the '60s. #AAJA

8 hours ago



ronlin Ron Lin, LA Times

Big story in 1980s: Asians do live in America, and, yes, they are American, says Helen Zia at #AAJA screening of "Who killed Vincent Chin?"

8 hours ago



aajanewyork AAJA New York

Robust attendance at the #aaja Vincent Chin panel!

9 hours ago



GilAsakawa Gil Asakawa

Detroit is a very nice city, what we're experiencing @ #AAJA convention. We've only known it via Michael Moore's & media perspective.

9 hours ago



emilamok Emil Guillermo

Grace Lee Boggs,96,has seen every movement come and go, says the next Am. revolution will be local, individualistic,spiritual.#aaja detroit

10 hours ago



bettymliu betty ming liu

vincent chin activist helen zia, revisits scene of the infamous detroit trial. #aaja http://twitpic.com/64h3il

13 hours ago



emilamok Emil Guillermo

#aaja Touring east side of Detroit after talking with Grace Lee Boggs. Vacant lots, yes. But also big houses, lots of hope still.

14 hours ago



emilamok Emil Guillermo

#aaja Grace Lee Boggs says it's time to end politics as we know it. Jobs are not the answer. Time for a humanistic revolution.

14 hours ago



fkwang Frances Kai-Hwa Wang

@ACJ_AACJ roland hwang and @emilamok called me so i could hear the #aaja panel on Vincent Chin remotely and i didn't hear my phone ring!

1 hour ago



ACJ_AACJ AmericanCitizensJust

Thanks all for coming to meet the American Citizens for Justice folks at #AAJA!! @fkwang sends her regrets.

1 hour ago



updated

AAJA : Programs : 22nd Annual National Convention:August 10-13, 2011 : Community Programming : In Retrospect: "Who Killed Vincent Chin?"

Tonight at the Asian American Journalists Convention! Richard Lui, Christine Choy, Roland Hwang, Ti-Hua Chang, Helen Zia



AAJA : Programs : 22nd Annual National Convention: August 10-13, 2011 : Community Programming : In Retrospect: "Who Killed Vincent Chin?"



check out this picture of the panel from JozJozJoz Wang http://twitpic.com/64kscc



check out this picture of Helen Zia from Betty Ming Liu http://twitpic.com/64h3il



one more picture of the panel from Laarni Rosca Dacanay http://yfrog.com/h8e8yfkkj



and here are some interesting resources about the Vincent Chin case from June: American Citizens for Justice: On the 29th anniversary of the murder of Vincent Chin

chinese workers "excised" out of amc's transcontinental railroad drama hell on wheels | angry asian man

While Glenn Beck protests the new Hispanic/African American Spiderman, Asian American history continues to be written out of the storyline in this Civil War/Restoration/Western about the building of the Transcontinental Railroad...east of Utah? with no Chinese people? Amazing. via AngryAsianMan.com:



chinese workers "excised" out of amc's transcontinental railroad drama "hell on wheels" | angry asian man