Hate Crimes: From Vincent Chin to the Present Panel
@ Alphawood Gallery
2401 N Halsted St, Chicago, IL 60614
Opening Wednesday, November 15th, from 6PM - 8PM
It has been 35 years since the murder of Vincent Chin, a Chinese American (mistakenly identified as Japanese) who was killed in Detroit in 1982 at the height of the Japan-bashing era of the 1970s and 80s. This case outraged and galvanized the Asian American community to mobilize, fundraise and mount a legal case, spurring greater political participation and a stronger sense of Asian American identity. Issues of racial animosity and xenophobia have continued to resonate among many communities, not only since the events of 9/11, but also today. Featuring Serve2Unite’s Pardeep Kakela, Stop Police Crimes Organizing Committee chairperson Frank Chapman of Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression (CAARPR), and renowned Asian American and LGBTQ activist and author Helen Zia, who played an instrumental role in organizing around the Vincent Chin case, and a representative from the Black Lives Matter movement, this panel will be moderated by Dr. Ryan Masaaki Yokota (Japanese American Service Committee) and include a discussion of the legacy of Vincent Chin’s murder and how to organize to safeguard our civil and human rights. The program will begin with a performance by Woke Up Stand Up producer Arish Singh. *ASL interpretation provided.
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Tags: Alphawood Gallery, Arish Singh, Chicago, Dr. Ryan Masaaki Yokota, Hate Crimes: From Vincent Chin to the Present Panel, Helen Zia, Lakeview, Pardeep Kakela
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