Hate crimes against Asian Americans have soared during the COVID-19 pandemic. Such attacks have a long, tragic history in America, with one of the most infamous incidents happening in Detroit nearly 40 years ago.
The 1982 killing of Vincent Chin will be the subject of a virtual event on Wednesday presented by Cinema Detroit, Over the Moon Detroit and the Freep Film Festival.
The evening will begin with an online screening of “Who Killed Vincent Chin?,” the 1989 Oscar-nominated documentary directed by Christine Choy and Renee Tajima-Pean.
Chin, 27, a Chinese-American automotive engineer, was out celebrating at his bachelor party when he was assaulted by two white autoworkers. He went into a coma and died four days later.
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Who Killed Vincent Chin? Panel Discussion
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