Screenings of “Who Killed Vincent Chin?” and Townhalls
Asian Pacific Americans for Progress (apaforprogress.org) is sponsoring events throughout the country marking the 25th anniversary of the brutal murder of Vincent Chin will include screenings of “Who Killed Vincent Chin?”, panels on hate crimes and receptions.
On June 19, 1982, former autoworkers Ronald Ebens and Michael Nitz mortally beat Chin, then a 27-year-old Chinese American, out of hatred for the Japanese – who were blamed for the recession in the American auto industry. Ebens and Nitz, who thought Chin was of Japanese ancestry, both pleaded guilty for killing Chin and were sentenced to three years probation and a fine of $3,780.
Ebens and Nitz never served a jail sentence for killing a man who was nine days away from his wedding.
The race-based murder against Vincent Chin sparked the modern Asian American activist movement.
Events are scheduled from June 19-30 in Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Chicago, Washington DC, Portland, Grand Rapids and other cities. Receptions in NYC, SF and LA are sponsored by Imaginasian TV. Asianweek is a media sponsor.
Visit apaforprogress.org or click on the event listings in the sidebar for more information.
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Keith,
Thanks. On every June 19th our website will remember Vincent Chin in our “Today in Chinese American History” section and quote the story attached. Please visit our test website at “ChineseAmericanHeroes.org.”
Content is limited for now. We will have much more content when our website officially opens on our 1st birthday on July 31, 2007 which also commemorates the day the IRS granted us 501(C ) (3) non-profit status.
Keep up your great work on behalf of Asian Americans.
Roger
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