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Vincent Chin 40th Remembrance & Rededication Starts Tomorrow in Detroit
Organizers Unveil Mural of Chin, Release Legacy Guide for Schools

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Click each name for bios. Bios updated as of 6/15/22.

Rebeka Islam, Director, Vincent Chin 40th Committee (link)

Roland Hwang, President, American Citizens for Justice (ACJ) (link)

James Shimoura, Chair, Vincent Chin 40th Remembrance and Rededication (link)

Helen Zia, Executor - Estate of Lily and Vincent Chin (link)

Sam Kiyomi Turner, Associate Program Officer, Detroit, The Kresge Foundation

Sam Kiyomi Turner is an associate program officer with The Kresge Foundation’s Detroit Program. He joined the foundation in 2019. Previously, Sam served as program director for an urban farm and food justice academy in New Orleans. He has also been a strategy and development consultant for various nonprofits in New York. Sam earned a bachelor’s degree in philosophy from Tulane University.

Anthony L. Lee, Artist

Anthony L. Lee is a Detroit-based Muralist, illustrator & curator from Sterling Heights & Troy, Michigan. Lee has spent the last 9 years painting over 200 murals in Michigan and abroad for a variety of local businesses, nonprofits, restaurants and schools. Lee really enjoys the feeling of drawing shapes and blending colors on a large scale, and the satisfaction of watching an empty environment activate into a more enjoyable/memorable space. Whether Lee is making his own original artwork or helping a business transform their environment - the problem solving aspect of designing and producing a space that is also a work of art is really rewarding. A lot of Lee’s inspirations, especially his personal work, come from vintage signage, graffiti, Heavy Metal magazine, science fiction, book illustrations, Chinese ink paintings, and of course nature in all its authentic beauty. Lee’s work has been seen at the Venice Biennial, The 2014 Redbull House of Art Residency, and the 2017 Murals in The Market Festival. Lee has also been featured on Fox 2 News, Local 4 news, and published in Insight Magazine, There Magazine, The Metro Times, & The Detroit Free Press.

Suchiraphon McKeithen-Polish, PhD, Bilingual Education Program Director/Title III Consultant, Macomb Intermediate School District

Dr. Su was born and raised in Thailand. When her mother remarried an American diplomat, her world changed. Because of her father’s job, her and her family have traveled and lived in many countries, including Laos and Haiti. This has made a huge impact on her life and career choice. Dr. Su is fluent in 3 languages: Thai, English, and Lao. While living in Haiti for 3 years, she studied French and continued to do so throughout high school and college. She is also familiar with Haitian Creole and Spanish. Her passion has always been in culture, language and education. She is a lifelong learner. Dr. Su has been in the educational field since 1984, working as a part-time after-school program coordinator for the San Francisco Chinatown Branch YMCA in California, while attending college.

David Han, Commissioner, Michigan Asian Pacific American Affairs Commission

David Han is a Detroit area practitioner in technology commercialization: as Founder/CEO, Board Director, and Strategic Advisor. Drawing from experiences in global business management and technology startups, David’s recent work is focused on vehicle electrification, automation, and safety. His newest project, Surround Safety Labs, is developing a better passenger crash protection solution for the flexible vehicle interior environments of the future. David serves as a Commissioner of MAPAAC (Michigan Asian Pacific American Affairs Commission) since his appointment in 2018, and serves as Secretary on the Executive Committee. David holds an MBA from University of Michigan Ross School of Business, and BA Economics from the same institution; and is a graduate of Ypsilanti High School in Michigan.

About Vincent Chin

About Vincent Chin 40th Remembrance & Rededication

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Courtesy Vincent Chin 40th Remembrance & Rededication. Photos by Joyce Xi.

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