June 23rd marked another year since Vincent Chin was slain forty-two years during a terrible economic recession and an intense climate of anti-Japan, anti-Asian hate. Then, Vincent and other Asian Americans were blamed and scapegoated for the collapse of the American auto industry and the massive layoffs in Detroit.

Then, without explanation, the FBI also chose this 2024 week of remembrance to unload a batch of its 40-year old Vincent Chin case files.

I remember every bit...