A limited television series based on the 1982 murder of Chinese American Vincent Chin is in the works from renowned author and activist Helen Zia.
Untold story: The award-winning writer is set to develop the series to shed light on the history behind the hate crime and the landmark case that sparked the Asian American activism that exists today, the Center for Asian American Media announced last Monday.
Chin was brutally clubbed to death with a baseball bat by two unemployed former autoworkers in Detroit amid a national recession in 1982.
The men were reportedly blaming the Japanese for the struggling U.S. auto industry and vented their anger on the Asian American man.
journey to find their ancestral roots some 7,000 miles away in china. i went to our family village. and translated over the gate the gate, the entrance. what was translated to me was it says prosperity, family and education. and i thought, what does my family stand for but that. this film is called finding samuel lo, from harlem to china. joining me now, entrepreneur and filmmaker and star, paula madison. thank you for joining me. thanks, alex. it s a great story. what made you decide to film it and take your travels to china? i grew up here in harlem. my mother was always very sad and very emotional about the fact that we really didn t have any other family. she was separated from her father when she was 3 years old. he had gone to jamaica to cut
vortex. a weather phenomenon supposed to hit parts of the u.s. this week. an explanation ahead. hey, there, everyone. welcome to weekends with alex witt. president obama issuing a new response today to house republicans launching a lawsuit against him. the republican plan right now is not to do some of work with me. instead, it s to sue me. that s actually what they re spending their time on. it s a political stunt that will waste months of american s time. joining me now, white house correspondent chris janice isin. welcome back. what is the president saying today? he s talking about the economy. i ve talked to several white house officials about this lawsuit. they laugh about it and they think it s a winning issue for them. they thing that the messaging you just heard from the president, that the republicans are spending taxpayer dollars on frivolous things, when they should be focused, as he is, on the economy, is a winner for them. now, here s the question. wher
confirm it is her husband s voice. now, as if the story couldn t get more bizarre, the wife, rochelle sterile, filed a lawsuit against miss sti vi ano, saying she came into some possessions fraudulently. those possessions include a ferrari, a range rover and a $1.8 million condo in beverly hills. miss stiviano says those were gifts from mr. sterling and she has done nothing wrong. back to you. those are some assets, i ll tell you. dan simon, thank you for that. dan reporting live for us in los angeles. so there is a lot to talk about on this subject to say the very least. my colleague don lemon is here with me live and also joining me from los angeles is paula madison, former owner of the wn wnba s sparx. this is going to be a wild rhode island ride. we still don t have proof this
is sterling on the recording. if it is, big question what should happen? don, i m going to turn it other to you first. we re going to have to hold down the lid. because i know how you feel about this. what should happen? the guy should go. i mean, it s as simple as that. but it s not as easy to get an owner out. paula can speak to that. i think he should go. i think the commissioner should be i personally feel he should be stronger. any time there s an investigation into wrongdoing, most people are suspended or there s something that happens to them as an investigation is happening. only had about, what, 24 or 36 hours it doesn t matter. if it was not him on the tape, he would say it s not me. he has not said it s not him. he said, i am sorry for the comments attributed to me. he has not come out and said, this is not me. i think it is insulting to the players who had to go there yesterday in protest and play, to still have this man as their owner and not have any disciplinar