A four-day series of events starting Thursday will commemorate the 40th anniversary of the brutal murder of Vincent Chin. The Chinese American was beaten to death while celebrating his upcoming wedding on June 19 after two white autoworkers mistakenly thought he was Japanese, who they blamed for auto job losses. "Detroit is about to experience
Lehua Taitano's work investigates queer indigeneity, decolonization, and cultural identity in the context of diaspora. In this conversation, Lehua delves into the oceanic world of her poetry collection, "Inside Me an Island," where matters of family, story, identity, voice, song, and bicycle mechanics come to light.