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Reenactment of Vincent Chin trial kicks off Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
"One thing I hope people walk away with tonight is we do not want to repeat history with the same fear-based politics and vitriol," said U.S. District Judge Trina L. Thompson.
Anthony Lee works on a tribute painting of Vincent Chin, a Chinese American who was killed during a period of
resentment against the rise of Japanese carmakers, at his garage studio in Madison Heights, Mich., on June 2, 2022. Photo: The New York Times
To kick off Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, the Federal Bar Association's Northern District of California chapter staged a reenactment of the trial proceedings following the 1982 murder of Vincent Chin, a Chinese American man bludgeoned to death by two white autoworkers. The killing, which occurred during a time of strong anti-Japanese sentiment because of competition within the automotive industry, is widely considered to be an inflection point in the Asian America...