learning about this history has been powerful. it s been inspiring. it s been invigorating. should vincent chin s story be in american history books? absolutely. vincent chin s story is an all-american story. people came together fighting for justice, and in the all-american justice system. some things worked. some things didn t. and how that all comes together is a lesson that all americans can learn from. one night early in december, 1941 japanese people were forced to leave their homes and schools and jobs. one thing is for certain, now more than ever, we need to talk about hard things. they were forced to live in barracks surrounded by guarded fences. do you believe that, all the people because they were japanese they had to leave their homes? what does that look like to you?
we refuse to be labeled as a foreigner because we belong. when we are erased from our history books, we are made invisible. and the result is that we are perpetually made to feel like foreigners in our own country. include our stories because they matter. learning about this history has been powerful. it s been inspiring. it s been invigorating. reporter: should vincent chin s story be in american history books? absolutely. vincent chin s story is an all-american story. people came together fighting for justice in the all-american justice system. some things worked. some things didn t. and how that all comes together is a lesson that all americans can learn from. i m grateful for vincent chin and his family.