Vincent Who?

A documentary on Vincent Chin presented by Asian Pacific Americans for Progress in association with Tony Lam Films.

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Nonprofits & Activism

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• vincentchin
• apap
• tonylam

[spyderdancee]

I am going to have to disagree with you there... They should know who Vincent Chin is because he was a victim of a hate crime in which justice still wasn't properly served. I knew who Vincent Chin in High school and I think it's important to raise issues of racial bigotry and an awareness of what happpened to this man in the 1980's. I think his story alone dwells in the consciousness of all who can relate beyond those who actually see the documentary...

[Enseni]

Wasn't he this Asian fella who got murdered by a white auto worker because he got mistaken for being Japanese during the height of anti-Japanese sentiment due to their domination of the automobile industry in the '80s? I remember learning about that in a political science class, I think... I'm not even Asian and I know about him, somewhat.

[LaSammammoth]

There's a reason why no one knows about this, and i'm pretty sure everyone forgot about him because people were trying to hide the fact that they let two murderers that killed a Chinese-American man roam free with barely any charge. They're ashamed that they didn't do anything about it. I don't think a man's life that was taken by these two people, can be easily replaced by a measly $3,000 and 3 years on probation. It was obviously a hate crime, yet no one remembers something like this happening

[ChicagoJoe57]

@ango7 Neither the father or the stepson were ever cleared of murder. In a cinci Federal court the father was cleared of the hate crime charge. Both were convicted of a murder charge and sentenced to three years probation.

Had the father been cleared of all charges, he would have won his wrongful discharge lawsuit agains Chrysler, but he never got his job back or a settlement.

[ango7]

@ChicagoJoe57 what..they just didn't pay and nobody cared?

Didn't the murderers get retried and the elder one got like...I'm not sure but between 30-50 years, but then something about the prosecutor misguided the witnesses so then the whole trial was overturned and the two murderers were let go and cleared of any crimes??

[ToTheFields]

Someone please tell me where I can watch this film! It's nowhere online, not even Youtube? Or at least I can't find it. It's not at the library or anywhere else, either. I really want to watch this. Thanks so much in advance!

[MerryJerry1]

Lol, stupid ass gooks!

[topstryker]

I go to this school. And it's not completely the Asiaphiles' fault. Whitewashed Asian girls love throwing themselves on white guys, even if he's ugly.

[topstryker]

No...1982 is a long, long time ago.

[shootthedevil]

Those Asians are shameful

[Sokana]

These kids go to USC...thats why.