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This week marks the 35th anniversary of Vincent Chin’s tragic beating and subsequent death. Asian Americans Advancing Justice commemorates this anniversary by sharing conversations with people who were involved with or were affected by Vincent Chin’s case.
Today’s conversation is with Marita Etcubañez, director of strategic initiatives at Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC.
This week marks the 35th anniversary of Vincent Chin’s tragic beating and subsequent death. Asian Americans Advancing Justice commemorates this anniversary by sharing conversations with people who were involved with or were affected by Vincent Chin’s case.
Today’s conversation is with Frances Kai-Hwa Wang who teaches Asian/Pacific Islander American Studies at University of Michigan. She was formerly Executive Director of American Citizens for Justice, the nonprofit civil rights organization formed after the death of Vincent Chin. You can find her at franceskaihwawang.com or @fkwang.
This week marks the 35th anniversary of Vincent Chin’s tragic beating and subsequent death. Asian Americans Advancing Justice commemorates this anniversary by sharing conversations with people who were involved with or were affected by Vincent Chin’s case.
Today’s conversation is with Aamina Ahmed is the executive director of APIA Vote Michigan and has a long spree of working towards inclusion in the region, across race, ethnicity, and religion.
This week marks the 35th anniversary of Vincent Chin’s tragic beating and subsequent death. Asian Americans Advancing Justice commemorates this anniversary by sharing conversations with people who were involved with or were affected by Vincent Chin’s case.
Today’s conversation is with Curtis Chin. Curtis is a filmmaker from Detroit, currently living in Los Angeles.
This week marks the 35th anniversary of Vincent Chin’s tragic beating and subsequent death. Asian Americans Advancing Justice commemorates this anniversary by sharing conversations with people who were involved with or were affected by Vincent Chin’s case.
Today’s conversation is with Frank H. Wu, a Distinguished Professor at University of California Hastings College of the Law and Chair of the Committee of 100. He is writing a book about the Vincent Chin case.
This week marks the 35th anniversary of Vincent Chin’s tragic beating and subsequent death. Asian Americans Advancing Justice commemorates this anniversary by sharing conversations with people who were involved with or were affected by Vincent Chin’s case.
This week marks the 35th anniversary of Vincent Chin's tragic beating and subsequent death. Asian Americans Advancing Justice commemorates this anniversary by sharing conversations with people who were involved with or were affected by Vincent Chin's case.
This week marks the 35th anniversary of Vincent Chin’s tragic beating and subsequent death. Asian Americans Advancing Justice commemorates this anniversary by sharing conversations with people who were involved with or were affected by Vincent Chin’s case.
Today’s conversation is with Roland Hwang, the Vice President of Asian American Center for Justice/American Citizens for Justice and Chapter President of OCA Detroit.
Thirty-five years ago, on June 19, Vincent Chin was out at a local bar for his bachelor party. While he was enjoying himself with his friends, two men, Ronald Ebens and Michael Nitz, confronted Chin. The two men were Chrysler workers and they confused Chin for being Japanese. During the confrontation, they were heard shouting racial slurs and saying, "It's because of you little motherf--ers that we're out of work."
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