05.30.07
‘National townhall’ to commemorate Vincent Chin, June 19-24
Right: Vincent Chin, 1955-1982
To commemorate the 25th anniversary of Vincent Chin’s murder next month, Asian Pacific Americans for Progress will host a “national townhall” on hate crimes, in at least four cities.
The events will feature panel discussions with community leaders, along with rare screenings of Christine Choy and Renee Tajima-Pena’s Oscar-nominated 1988 documentary “Who Killed Vincent Chin?”
Confirmed dates and details are below, with more to follow:
- June 19 New York at the Museum of Chinese in the Americas with Councilman John Liu, New York Urban League CEO and President Darwin Davis, and OCA Executive Vice President Elizabeth Ouyang
- June 19 Grand Rapids, Mich., at the St. Mary Magdalen Family Center, co-sponsored by the Asian Victims Relief Fund
- June 21 San Francisco
- June 24 L.A. at the Japanese American National Museum with Renee Tajima-Pena, Stewart Kwoh of the Asian Pacific American Legal Center and Robin Toma of the L.A. County Commission on Human Rights
Imaginasian TV will sponsor receptions at the New York, San Francisco and L.A. events. For more information, go to the official APAs for Progress site.
APAs for Progress also invites you to host your own screening and discussion. Write APAFP [at] apaforprogress [dot] org for details.
humper said,
June 1, 2007 at 9:03 am
RIP.
one of the unfortunate chapters in asian-american history.
but i have to wonder though, at what point does some of these politicians and organizations stop being “progressive” and push for social changes and at what point are they simply using this horrific event for self-publicity?
where’s vincent chin’s mother and what’s her take on the issue 25 years later in terms of asian-american issues? that’s deserving of more attention than these events.
Marky said,
June 7, 2007 at 6:42 pm
Can I ask a silly question?
Why is it that no one has held down Ronald Ebens and his stepson, Michael Nitz and beaten them over the head with a baseball bat?
terence said,
June 23, 2007 at 8:00 am
To the Chin family: you are not alone we will always be with you .