Who killed Vincent Chin?
In NYC, grooted.org will help Museum of Chinese Americans, APA for Progress, and other community organizations to promote a panel discussion on hate crimes after screening the documentary, “Who Killed Vincent Chin?” Here are the specifics:
Where: H.T. Dance Company's Mulberry Street Theater
70 Mulberry Street, New York, New York 10013
When: June 19, 2007
6-7:30pm Screening of “Who Killed Vincent Chin?”
7:30-8:30pm Panel Discussion
Moderators: Nancy Bulalacao & Ron Kim
Panelists: NYC Council Member John Liu, Mr. Darwin Davis, President of NYC Urban League (not confirmed), Elizabeth OuYang, Organization of Chinese Americans, CAAAV (not confirmed), and others.
Reception sponsored by ImaginAsian TV
Members $3/Non-Members $5
Please call for info and RSVP: 212-619-4785 ext 106
Email ron@grooted.org for more info.
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This forum is part of the APA for Progress led National Townhall on Hate Crimes June 19th-24th. Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Detroit and Chicago.
Background:
In June 1982, Chinese American Vincent Chin was killed in Detroit by two unemployed white autoworkers who had been recently been laid off. This hate crime, motivated by anti-Japanese sentiments, served as a rallying cry for the Asian American community and is often considered the beginning of a pan-Asian American movement.
Twenty five years later, we look back around the country look back in time and assess where we are now.
With recent high-profile attacks on Asian Americans in New York, Michigan and Wisconsin, APAP is organizing a series of events throughout the nation around the anniversary of Vincent's murder. Each event will include a special screening of the Academy-Award nominated documentary, "Who Killed Vincent
Chin?" and panels with local community leaders.
Details are still coming in, but so far, we have confirmed:
June 19 - New York at the Museum of Chinese in America with New York City
June 19 - Chicago with Bill Yoshino of the Japanese American Citizens League
June 19 - Grand Rapids, MI. Details to come.
June 23 - Detroit with Roland Hwang of the American Citizens for Justice and
Marie Weng with the Association of Chinese in America.
June 24 in Los Angeles at the Japanese American National Museum with Renee
Tajima Pena, the director of "Who Killed Vincent Chin?", Stewart Kwoh of the
Asian Pacific American Legal Center and Robin Toma of the Los Angeles County
Commission on Human rights
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