JUNE 16-19, 2022 | DETROITVincent Chin 40th Remembrance & Rededication
Remembrance & RededicationForty years after the murder of Vincent Chin and the miscarriage of justice that followed, amid a climate of anti-Asian hate similar to today’s, a four-day commemoration will be held in Detroit and virtually, June 16-19, 2022.
A LETTER FROM LILY CHINOn Behalf Of The Vincent And Lily Chin Estate
Today's pandemic of anti-Asian hate has uncanny parallels to the anti-Asian hate of the 1980s. American Citizens for Justice’s (ACJ) founding principles are an important part of Vincent’s legacy: our movement’s commitment to equal justice for all and a stand against racism and discrimination of any kind.
As Vincent’s mother Lily said on national television, “Our skin color may be different, but our blood is the same.” The Chin Estate, ACJ, and the Planning Committee believe that Vincent Chin’s legacy will continue to advance the ideals of equal justice; solidarity against racism and hate that Lily Chin courageously stood for; and respect for the individuals and communities who stood together for justice for Vincent Chin and who are standing up today for all communities to live without fear of violence.
40 years laterWhy now?
In 1982, the horrific baseball bat beating death of Vincent Chin on the eve of his bachelor party, and the miscarriage of justice that allowed his two white killers to be freed without spending a night in jail, ignited the modern Asian American civil rights movement and built a multiracial, multicultural coalition united for equal justice and human dignity which stands as a landmark of American history.
In 2022, 40 years later, the lessons of building solidarity and unity to obtain justice for Vincent Chin brings people together to counter division and hate, and inspire older and younger generations to link arms to work for positive change.
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