Vincent Chin and the Roots and Future of Asian American Activism
A trip to the Midwest to mark a historic event provides a glimpse into the past and future of our community.
A trip to the Midwest to mark a historic event provides a glimpse into the past and future of our community.
In 1982, Chin’s racially charged murder ignited the modern Asian American civil rights movement. Events offer powerful lessons for today’s pandemic of anti-Asian violence.
The 100 year-old activist, who was involved in the civil rights, Black Power, labor, environmental justice and feminist movements, died this morning in Detroit, Michigan.
“For me it means more people might be exposed to this story about the visionary life and ideas of Grace Lee Boggs.” – Grace Lee
“When I was growing up I never saw anyone that looked like me, in the movies or in T.V. shows. It wasn’t the stereotypes that bothered me, but I couldn’t conceive of a world in which someone who looked like me could be a normal human being.”
“It was a unique conversation, primed by the moving story we’d just watched, that would not have happened in any other context.”